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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. 

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.

DHS Outstanding Unit Award

Jan. 27, 2021

Coast Guard honored with DHS's first Outstanding Unit Award

Eligibility, manner of wear, and other guidance will be forthcoming

U.S. Coast Guard members from around the national capital region gathered at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C., to help retirees celebrate the Coast Guard's 223rd birthday, Aug. 2, 2013. Established in 1851, AFRH Washington has been home to thousands of former enlisted military members and recently opened its doors to retired Coast Guard members as well. Aug. 4, 2013, is the U.S. Coast Guard's 223rd birthday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer CC Clayton)

Jan. 26, 2021

RADM Hathaway and MCPO Lloyd Pierce release the CG National Retiree Council’s Annual Report

Open letter to retirees by RADM (ret.) Jeff Hathaway & MCPO (ret.) Lloyd Pierce

Jan. 25, 2021

CG SUPRT launches personalized app

App provides direct access to webinars, trainings and support

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Andres Murtillo enters the water Feb. 1, 2020, during a scuba dive about seven miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Scuba divers from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army and the Royal Canadian Navy are serving aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) in order to effect emergency repairs if needed to the 44-year-old heavy icebreaker. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is working near Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2020, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

Jan. 25, 2021

Diving Deep – A status report on the Coast Guard’s dive program 

Find out what it takes to be a diver.

Jan. 22, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Lost at Sea—the origins of our SAR mission

How did we get from Alexander Hamilton's Revenue Cutter Service to the modern day U.S. Coast Guard?

Jan. 19, 2021

Caught you leading!

Leader-Grams tell people how much you appreciate their everyday acts of leadership

Jan. 15, 2021

Solicitation: Spirit of Hope Award

Applications due by April 16.