My Coast Guard News

June 16, 2021

Let's talk summer safety on this Wellness Wednesday episode

Our Coast Guard Leader of the Week is Chief Petty Officer Josh Jurgens, a boatswain’s mate currently serving as the executive petty officer of Station Shinnecock on Long Island, New York.

June 16, 2021

Leader of the Week: Chief Petty Officer Josh Jurgens

Our Coast Guard Leader of the Week is Chief Petty Officer Josh Jurgens, a boatswain’s mate currently serving as the executive petty officer of Station Shinnecock on Long Island, New York.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Alysha Nagel, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Garrett Ragland conduct post Hurricane Sally assessments to determine environmental threats posed by vessels, in Perdido Bay in Lillian, Alabama, Oct. 3, 2020. Marine Environmental Response teams validated vessel statuses from initial data collected immediately following the hurricane. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Melissa Leake.

June 15, 2021

Operation Innovation: Hack the Future offers collaboration space for data projects

Hack the Future offers technical operators, programmers, and analysts a place to collaborate on data projects

June 14, 2021

Episode #3 of the 1MC – Health & Well Being – now available

Listen now, MCPOCG latest episode of the 1MC.

Washington, D.C. -- Rear Adm. David M. Dermanelian talks about some of his favorite features in DoD 365, the Coast Guard’s secure version of Microsoft 365. The 365 product suite is now available to Coast Guard employees, to help support collaboration and productivity. U.S. Coast Guard video by Telfair Brown

June 13, 2021

New! DoD365 Teams now has phone conference lines available!

The USCG will switch completely to DoD365 Teams on Tuesday, so the added capability comes just in time.

Official Revenue Cutter Service photograph of Captain Calvin L. Hooper late in his career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

June 11, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Hooper— Arctic pioneer and founder of the Bering Sea Patrol—a son’s remembrance

Read about Capt. Calvin Hooper's contribution to the service and the country

On June 1, 2021, two members of the Jamaica Defence Force become the first-ever appointed to the United States Coast Guard Academy—soon-to-be cadet Shawna Marie Sinclair and soon-to-be cadet Nicholas Folkes. Pictured left to right: Chargé d’affaires, John McIntyre; Elaine Chambers (mother of Potential Officer, Nicholas Folkes); Senator, the Honorable Matthew Samuda, Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security; Potential Officer, Shawna Marie Sinclair; and Commodore Antonette Wemyss-Gorman Jamaica Defense Force.

June 10, 2021

Bravo Zulu

Participate in the 2021 Feds Feed Families Campaign, and congratulations to Coast Guard award winners!

Base Alameda medical clinic personnel draw a dosage of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from a vial to administer to base medical staff in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 16, 2020. Coast Guard efforts to vaccinate its workforce, in collaboration with DoD, will be complementary to a parallel effort by states, territories, and localities, as vaccine supply allows. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.

June 9, 2021

A conversation guide to encourage shipmates, family, and friends to get vaccinated

Washington, DC — 64% of the Coast Guard workforce is vaccinated

Video featuring members of the Coast Guard workforce sharing the reasons they chose to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

June 9, 2021

VIDEO: Getting Vaccinated

Washington, DC — Over two-thirds of the Coast Guard is fully or partially vaccinated

June 9, 2021

Coast Guard updates transgender service policy

Updated policy for Coast Guard members