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Oct. 3, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight on Gustavo Pena

From DHS Connect, meet ICE's Gustavo Pena as he talks about the significance that Hispanic Heritage Month holds for him.

Oct. 3, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight on Carol T. Kohn

Meet Special Agent Carol T. Kohn with DHS Investigations.

Coast Guard Cutter Adak of PATFORSWA provides escort for aircraft carrier USS Nimitz through the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Sept. 30, 2022

The Long Blue Line: LANTAREA’s PATFORSWA Managers—over 15 years of leadership!

The present-day Contingency Operations Branch (LANT-39) formed out of the need to provide contingency support to a few cutters deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Initially viewed as a contingency operational need to support those cutters, a solicitation for a handful of Coast Guard reservists was made in 2005. Those reservists would

Staff Sergeant LeWillie Neal, 2nd Force Support Squadron NCO in charge of outbound assignments, assists a client virtually at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 21, 2020. The outbound assignments team has processed orders for over 500 Airmen in the midst of COVID-19. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christina Rios)

Sept. 28, 2022

The PCS Assist Team will conclude Sep. 30

The Coast Guard’s Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Assist Team will soon be closing their doors.

Dr. Victor Connell, a doctor at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, gives a medical exam to an active duty Coast Guardsman. Dr. Connell is one of over 100 auxiliarist, medical professionals who volunteer their time and skills to assist the U.S. Coast Guard. USCG photo.

Sept. 28, 2022

Coast Guard will begin new physician training to help staff clinics

Applications to new programs that put selected officers, enlisted personnel through medical school due Oct. 12

Macie Rae Cook is Evans Army Community Hospital’s first baby of 2022. She was born Jan. 1, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mountain Post Birthing Center at Fort Carson. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces, and measured 18.9 inches. Macie is the third child of proud parents Air Force Capt. Danielle Cook, 50th Force Support Squadron, Schriever Space Force Base, and Zachary Cook. “The staff was awesome,” said Danielle Cook. “It was a super smooth delivery.” Zachary Cook noted “It’s an easy birthdate to remember, 1-1-22.” (Photo by Norman Shifflett)

Sept. 28, 2022

There’s financial assistance for the Coast Guard workforce seeking reproductive care

CGMA offers a zero-interest loan for the workforce in need of financial assistance during their fertility journeys.

Sept. 27, 2022

National Hispanic Heritage Month 2022: “Unidos: Inclusivity for a Stronger Nation,"

Article pulled from DHS Connect.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Chief Warrant Officer Jim Devane, commanding officer, Coast Guard Station Mayport, Fla., is awarded the Army Achievement Medal, Monday June 6, 2011, at a ceremony in Jacksonville. 37 members of Coast Guard Station Mayport were awarded the medal for their performance of duty in supporting the Army's Military Outload Mission in the Jacksonville area. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson

Sept. 27, 2022

REMINDER: Submit your unit, service, campaign, and expeditionary awards to the Personnel Support Division

Help the Coast Guard maintain up to date historical award files by submitting your awards now. 

Sept. 26, 2022

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - Support for Persons at Elevated Risk for Suicide

If you are close to someone who has experienced a recent suicidal crisis and who may not be fully recovered. How do you think about their risk and what kind of support can you provide? It is likely that you or someone else played a key role in encouraging their pursuit of urgent mental health care and/or a formal suicide risk assessment.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lindsey Peters conducts duties as a health services technician at the Coast Guard Baltimore Clinic in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 8, 2013.

The health services technician (HS) provides necessary routine as well as emergency healthcare services and is assigned to a large Coast Guard clinic, small sickbay ashore, or on cutters. Services could include direct medical care for personnel and families; assisting medical and dental officers; performing diagnostic testing, x-rays, and clinical lab tests; prescribing medications; administering immunizations; performing minor surgical procedures, and much more. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Sept. 23, 2022

New training opportunity for health services specialists

HSs now have an opportunity to attend Behavioral Health Technician C-School