Jan. 15, 2021

Call for submissions: Naval Institute essay contest

Help the Coast Guard incorporate emerging and disruptive technologies

Jan. 15, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Minots—loss of the deadly “Lover’s Light” 170 years ago!

It shines "one, four, three" in the waters off Boston. Here's the story of Minot's Light.

Jan. 12, 2021

Why I received the COVID vaccine

See why this Coast Guard member received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jan. 8, 2021

Watch: PBS’s “The Codebreaker” premiers Monday, Jan. 11

America’s greatest codebreaker was a Coast Guard civilian

Jan. 8, 2021

Coast Guard Senior Leadership Gets Vaccinated

Admiral Karl Schultz and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) Jason Vanderhaden have received the COVID-19 vaccine.

Jan. 8, 2021

DesertStorm30: Protecting the seas

Coast Guard veterans remember Desert Storm 30 years later.

Jan. 8, 2021

The Long Blue Line: So that others might live—Earl Cunningham’s final rescue

In the 1930s, before modern search and rescue systems like the Coast Guard’s Rescue 21 system and ubiquitous marine radios, Coast Guardsmen stood watch on the shore to watch for those in need.

Jan. 7, 2021

New Year’s Logs

Coast Guard watchstanders reflect on the New Year

Dec. 23, 2020

Reader submission: New Years' logs from the Vietnam era

MyCG's first reader contribution comes from former Coastie John Fagan

Dec. 23, 2020

Dear Coast Guard Family: A holiday poem 

Family-Friendly Fun: Please enjoy this poem, written by Coast Guard ombudsman and MyCG columnist Rachel Conley - she writes a new one for Coast Guard families every year! And on Dec. 24, follow Santa’s magical journey around the world on the Official North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Santa Tracker. ‘Twas the night before a patrol and