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CAPE MAY, N.J. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Frederick Clay, a Recruiter School instructor, teaches virtual modules to prospective recruiters, June 24, 2021, at Training Center Cape May. Recruiter School has been held virtually since early 2020 due to COVID. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

July 13, 2021

Recruiter school goes virtual

Like so many things these days, learning to be a recruiter can be done virtually

A crew member from one of Sector Houston-Galveston's underlying units lays a rose to commemorate a fallen crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn during the 41st-anniversary memorial service Jan. 28, 2021, at Base Galveston in Galveston, Texas. The Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker vessel Capricorn in Tampa, Florida, near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge Jan. 28, 1980 and lost 23 of its 50 crew members in the Coast Guard’s worst peacetime disaster. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)

July 12, 2021

Auxiliary chaplains prove to be essential to the Coast Guard 

Learn how the Auxiliary Chaplain Support Program can benefit you 

An aerial shot of the tidal flats and marshlands in southern Louisiana, taken June 25, provides an idea of just how difficult oil clean-up operations would be in such a shallow and densely vegetated environ. Coast Guard members and civilian boat crews are working to boom off inlets to these areas in order to prevent contamination of one of the Gulf Coast's most sensitive ecosystems.

July 12, 2021

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has announced $302 million in funding to address ecosystem needs across throughout the Gulf of Mexico  

The funding decision supports restoration activities spanning the Gulf Coast states impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill 

Picture of Capt. Jim O’Keefe with author Meghan Watson after her graduation from boot camp at Training Center Cape May. (Photograph courtesy of James O’Keefe)

July 9, 2021

The Long Blue Line: “Go to New Orleans and do whatever you can to help!”--Coast Guard aviator remembers Hurricane Katrina

Read about Cmdr. Jim O'Keefe's experience during Hurricane Katrina

Petty Officer 2nd Class Enrique Lemos (surfman #559) operates a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat near the entrance to the Umpqua River in Winchester Bay, Oregon, Dec. 26, 2019. Lemos was one of 10 Coast Guardsmen to certify as a surfman during the winter and spring. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 2nd Class Enrique Lemos)

July 8, 2021

47s in for the long haul 

Revitalization of 107 motor lifeboats greenlighted to improve safety and ease of use 

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. William Pickrum, retired, shown in 2019 during his 16-year tenure as Kent County, Maryland Commissioner. Upon leaving the Coast Guard after 22 years, Pickrum went on to hold numerous distinguished posts. Photo courtesy by My Eastern Shore Maryland.

July 8, 2021

Remembering Cmdr. William Pickrum 

A notable CGA alumni, pilot, and public servant  

Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley crew members conduct hoist training with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew while underway in the Bering Sea June 15, 2021. Helicopter crews deploy aboard Coast Guard cutters to extend their search-and-rescue and law-enforcement reach and shorten response times during maritime emergencies. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley.

July 8, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns home

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns to Kodiak from Bering Sea patrol, and more

Air Force Master Sgt. Kelisha Brown and fellow Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders listen to leadership best practices as part of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers’ Academy at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, Sept. 4, 2014. The monthlong course, which is open to a select few senior enlisted leaders from other military services, helps prepare new Coast Guard chiefs for the increased responsibility they take on as members of the Chief Petty Officer Corps. Instruction is provided in work-life, wellness, human resource management, oral and written communications, career management, human relations and military customs and courtesies.

July 8, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Happy 50th Anniversary to Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma!

TRACEN Petaluma anniversary, MWR award solicitation, SEER award announcement, and more

DEOCS: Assessment to Solutions

July 7, 2021

From the Civil Rights Directorate: Improved Organizational Climate Surveys

See what you can expect in DEOCS 5.0

Health Safety & Worklife Service Center

July 7, 2021

Creating a purposeful life - Wellness Wednesday

Join us for Wellness Wednesday from 3-4 pm EDT.