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July 18, 2022

DoD365 is coming to government issued smartphones

Accessing your email will change, access to Teams files and resources will expand

Rosalen H. Becker, U.S. Coast Guard veteran and trailblazer for women's equality, poses for an undated photo. At the height of World War II, Becker volunteered for the United States Coast Guard Women’s Reserve, known as Semper Paratus Always Ready or SPARs, where she became the first woman in the radio technician rating and ultimately advanced to radio technician 2nd class. (Photo courtesy of James P. Becker)

July 15, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Remembering a trailblazer: family reflects on SPAR’s legacy of service

Remembering a Coast Guard trailblazer

USCGC John Scheuerman Emblem. The vessel's official motto translates to selflessness and strength.

July 14, 2022

Coast Guard Reserve WWII heroes lend their names to two newest FRCs

Fast Response Cutters carry the Scheuerman and Goldman legacies

Members of the Coast Guard’s Office of Safety and Environmental Health presents the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute with the 2021 Excellence in Afloat Safety Award, June 7, 2022.

July 12, 2022

Coast Guard’s Office of Safety and Environmental Health recently presented the crew from Coast Guard Cutter Resolute with the 2021 Excellence in Afloat Safety Award

The award was presented at a ceremony held in early June. 

Company Commanders from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, visit the Coast Guard Academy to train and instruct cadets on how to successfully assume the role of cadre, June 21, 2022. As cadre the cadets will be tasked with leading their swabs through seven weeks of basic military training. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

July 11, 2022

Bootcamp company commanders prepare academy cadets for leadership  

Preparing future Coast Guard officers for service. 

Tony Agresta in a Coast Guard band in Charleston, N.C., marches during Victory in Europe (VE) Day, May 8, 1945. Photo courtesy of the Agresta family.

July 8, 2022

The Long Blue Line: A big band Coastie and his Italian prisoners go to town in WWII

Playing through the years.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy welcomes 302 young women and men to the Class of 2026 for Day One, June 27, 2022. Day One marks the start of Swab Summer, an intensive seven-week program that prepares students for military and Academy life. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)

July 5, 2022

CGA welcomes the largest number of women in an incoming class                                               

In the Class of 2026, 43% of the incoming students are women  

A daily news broadcast originates from the public information offices in district headquarters with the blast of harbor whistles providing authentic waterfront background. (USCG)

July 1, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The journalist rating

From wartime communications PAs tell our service's story

NAVCEN splash page

June 28, 2022

NAVCEN website upgrade streamlines access to navigation information

Updates puts information right at your fingertips.

Artwork of the night the Marine Electric shipwreck and the incident’s lasting impact on the Coast Guard. The converted WWII-era ship capsized 30 miles off the Virginia coast on Feb. 12, 1983, and brought about drastic changes in the Coast Guard, including revamped marine safety procedures and the implementation of rescue swimmers. (U.S. Coast Guard illustrations by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki)

June 24, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever

Taken from the old CGBlog as it appeared in 2019