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Coast Guard Cutter Daniel Tarr law enforcement crew members conduct a fisheries boarding aboard a shrimping vessel off the coast of Louisiana, on April 24, 2022. Fishery boardings are conducted to ensure commercial fisheries are following federal laws and regulations on the water. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)

March 30, 2023

Do you qualify for an exemption for Basic Boarding Officer Course and/or Boarding Officer Practical Course?

Current and prior law enforcement officers can take advantage of their experience

Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, and Atlantic Area staff hold a commemorative flag with retired Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration in Portsmouth, Virginia, Oct. 14, 2022. The VWC program awarded the flag in recognition of Coast Guard Atlantic Area becoming a commemorative partner of the organization. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)

March 29, 2023

Coast Guard commemorates National Vietnam War Veterans Day

U.S. government marks 50th anniversary of the end of the war

March 28, 2023

From your Leadership Coach – 3 Thoughts on Conflict Management

Managing conflict in the workplace is an essential leadership skill. Here are three strategies effective leaders use to manage conflict. Seek constructive conflictToo often constructive aspects of conflict that can enhance team cohesion and decision making are overshadowed by destructive elements. The primary source of destructive conflicts in any

March 27, 2023

Best Places to Work: The Coast Guard’s 13th District

Seattle is the heart of the 13th Coast Guard District, and it is one of the Coast Guard's best places to work! Check out this video about us and read on to learn more about why members love working here.What we do: In Seattle our crews support missions locally and internationally. Pacific Area (PACAREA) assets in the region deploy worldwide

March 27, 2023

Skip the lines – renew your dependent’s ID card online

Coast Guard members and their families can take advantage of the new pilot program

A Bloomingdale’s Department Store advertisement for pins. (The (N.Y.) Evening World, April 25, 1918)

March 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The Baker Twins—Re-searching the first female Coasties - or were they?

One historian’s investigation into the truth of the Baker Twins’ service.

Lt. Holly Harrison aboard Coalition warship USS Milius in February 2003. (Coast Guard Collection)

March 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Holly Harrison—Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran and Bronze Star Recipient

First woman to command a cutter in a combat zone and the first woman in service history to receive the Bronze Star Medal.

March 23, 2023

Retirees, you may be entitled to more pay!

Inside Combat Related Special Compensation

The Coast Guard Cutter Adak, from Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is loaded onto a military transport ship at the Norfolk International Terminal in Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2003. Crew members will meet their cutters overseas as they deploy in support of the war on terrorism.

March 23, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: “Tip of the Spear” Coast Guard Cutter Adak combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Of the 146 Coalition naval units in the Persian Gulf, Adak served deepest in enemy territory and served as the “tip of the spear” for Coalition naval forces.

Coast Guard Auxiliarist Hua Lin McCaffrey completes a boarding at sea in the Indo-Pacific, May 2, 2022. Volunteers with interpreting skills like McCaffrey are in high demand in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, to help the Coast Guard detect and deter illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn)

March 23, 2023

Could a handheld device help the Coast Guard avoid getting lost in translation?

Offline language translator funded by DHS S&T to be tested on Coast Guard cutters this summer