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Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, talks with the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Orcas in Coos Bay, Oregon, August 20, 2020.

Feb. 9, 2021

Commandant and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Statement on Extremism

We are directing a service-wide stand-down to confront extremism in the military occur at each unit before 31 March 2021

Feb. 9, 2021

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Feb. 9, 2021

Operation Innovation: Coast Guard establishes Innovation Council executive steering group

Team will help the service innovate for better organizational performance.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Lawrence and her spouse, Justin, also a Coast Guard member, stand with their children on Base Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2018. Casey and her family enjoy all that Kodiak has to offer and they recently purchased their retirement home in Kodiak. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.

Feb. 8, 2021

Calling all Coast Guard children: Apply now for scholarships

The 2021 Scholarship Open Season has arrived.

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American to play NFL football for the New York Giants. Tunnell also posthumously received the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving Medal for his actions in World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 5, 2021

'Offense on Defense': Football legend was a Coast Guard hero

Emlen Tunnell was the first African American in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

SN Di Vizio will represent the Coast Guard during the Super Bowl this Sunday, as part of the Joint Servics Color Guard.

Feb. 4, 2021

Super Bowl Sunday: Seaman Di Zio is ready for her color guard debut

If you didn't snag a Super Bowl ticket this year, you can be there in spirit.

Dana Moehling, the ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., poses in front of a response boat at the station Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program aims to enhance communication between the command and Coast Guard family members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen)

Feb. 2, 2021

Expanding victim support: Ombudsman policy update removes mandatory reporting of sexual assault

The Coast Guard is continuing to develop new strategies to support members who have been sexually assaulted. One of the major initiatives underway now is to eliminate the barriers victims face when they simply want to talk things through with someone, without limiting their options to report the assault in the future. A recent example is the new

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Kirby, an avionics electrical technician at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, sits in the boat he refurbished in the summer of 2020. Kirby developed his hobby of boat refurbishing due to his love of being underway and being surrounded by nature. - Courtesy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Kirby.

Feb. 2, 2021

Aviator takes his passion to the water

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Kirby taught himself to refurbish boats through trial and error.

Petty Officer 1st Class Shelby Zaborowski from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater receives the Clinic Health Services Technician of the Year Award for 2020. Zaborowski was recognized for her outstanding direct patient care and mission readiness during Hurricane Dorian response operations in September 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Hudson.

Jan. 29, 2021

Coming soon: Virtual medical appointments

All active duty members and reservists will get access by April

Rear Admiral Anthony "Jack' Vogt, commander of District 13, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Base Seattle on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Hundreds of Coast Guardsmen throughout the Pacific Northwest elected to receive the vaccine as of Jan. 15. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven Strohmaier)

Jan. 28, 2021

COVID vaccine questions? Ask your chief medical officer

Rear Admiral Dana Thomas, the Coast Guard's chief medical officer, speaks with Lieutenant Kiley Relf regarding the COVID-19 vaccination. They discuss vaccine safety and efficacy, as well as questions related to pregnancy and fertility.