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Sept. 13, 2024

Brazos Station’s Latino lifesavers and the catastrophic Florida Keys Hurricane

The Florida Keys Hurricane of 1919 was one of the deadliest storms in U.S. history. In its path sailed numerous unsuspecting vessels.

Sept. 6, 2024

Celebrating the Coast Guard’s role in liberating Rome during World War II

The wartime missions demanded a rapid expansion of Coast Guard manpower. On Dec. 7, 1941, Coast Guard personnel totaled about 29,000. By June 30, 1944, the ranks had swelled to over 175,000.

Aug. 28, 2024

A Foundation for Cultural Change

Vice Adm. Peter Gautier talks about leading the Coast Guard's Strengthening Service Culture efforts.

Aug. 23, 2024

Guadalcanal — Pawnee warrior strikes the first blow beside Doug Munro

Joseph Robert Toahty became the first Pawnee Indian to go to sea, the first Native American to participate in a U.S. naval offensive operation, and first Native American to set foot in enemy territory.

Aug. 16, 2024

Hero without a headstone

Forgotten Keeper Joseph Doyle and his Gold Lifesaving Medal rescues.

Aug. 9, 2024

How a former Coast Guard member found healing through passion for fly fishing

Your hobbies can become your path to better mental health.

Aug. 9, 2024

Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty

Foundational principles of Coast Guard culture.

Aug. 4, 2024

Happy 234th Birthday, Coast Guard!

Here’s to many more years of service, honor, and a strengthened culture of excellence.

Aug. 2, 2024

Raising The White Picket Fence

The 1981 origin of the Coast Guard’s Haitian Migration Interdiction Operations.

July 26, 2024

SS Steel Executive — an impossible and heroic aviation medevac

“In honoring the Coast Guard by my selection, I really feel that you honored a service that from the helicopters very beginning — we employed it to rescue thousands of people and saved millions of dollars of property.” - Lt. Cmdr. Paul Lewis