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Aug. 10, 2022

How you can help prevent suicide and support mental health

 Apply by Friday, Aug. 12 for important new trainings

Coast Guard patrol boats and cutters navigate towards the Old Bahamas Channel in the Caribbean Sea, Sept. 13, 2017. Coast Guard Patrol boats and cutters resumed patrol operations in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea after Hurricane Irma. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Aug. 10, 2022

Reminder! Members may carry up to 75 days of leave for FY22

You don’t want to miss this important reminder.

Chatham, Massachusetts - Massachusetts Maritime Academy Auxiliary University Program (AUP) Cadets Mitchell Campbell, Jacob Bolles, Alexa Smith, Abigail LeLievre, and Cole Francavilla stand in front of retired Motor Life Boat CG 36500 during spring commissioning work. The cadets learned more about the history of the boat and the Pendleton Rescue made famous by the Disney movie, "The Finest Hours” and then painted the entire hull including the bottom and topsides. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Photo by Auxiliarist Lisa Goodwin.

Aug. 9, 2022

Preparing college students for public service in the U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program prepares students for officer candidate school

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda L. Fagan renders a hand salute during the Pacific Area change-of-command ceremony on Base Alameda, Calif., July 8, 2022. Fagan presided over the ceremony where Vice Adm. Andrew J. Tiongson relieved Vice Adm. Michael F. McAllister as the Pacific Area commander. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Giles.

Aug. 9, 2022

The Commandant’s Guidance to Boards and Panels for PY23

Guidelines to promote officers across ranks

Petty Officer 2nd Class Veronica Rzotkiewicz and Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniela Abreu, yeomen at the Coast Guard Base Honolulu Servicing Personnel Office, enter data into an online Coast Guard system for crew members, Aug. 26, 2014. Yeomen are typically responsible for payroll certification and delivery; preparing military travel orders and arranging transportation, including shipment of household goods; preparing correspondence; and maintaining files and administrative records. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle)

Aug. 9, 2022

Update for the Coast Guard's electronic transition for the Military Human Resource Record

iPERMS will consolidate your records for increased access and support.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarrett Guerra, Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Connolly and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jake Flores, members of Coast Guard Maritime Safety & Security Team Houston, pose for a photo in the unit’s boat shed in Houston, Texas, July 14, 2022. While deployed to the Rio Grande on June 2, 2022, Guerra, Connolly and Flores saved two adult females and a 1-year-old boy from drowning in the river. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki)

Aug. 8, 2022

Coast Guard team saves lives at the border 

Multiple rescues on the Rio Grande. 

The Coast Guard wants your ideas for future research projects

Aug. 8, 2022

The Coast Guard wants your ideas for future research projects

Share your innovation with the service.

This iconic image from the Battle of Guam testifies to the strong bonds forged between the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard over the course of the Pacific War. (Courtesy of the Coast Guard)

Aug. 5, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The “Green Hell” of Guadalcanal 80 years ago!

Remembering the Battle of Guadalcanal from August 1942

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Aug. 4, 2022

The Coast Guard celebrates 232 years of service

Happy Birthday, U.S. Coast Guard!

The U.S. Steamboat Inspection was one of the predecessor services to the U.S. Coast Guard and merged with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1936.

Aug. 4, 2022

Coast Guard Day – Completing Jigsaw Puzzle Picture Part 2

Second part of the Coast Guard's origin story.