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Volunteers gather at Bread for the City on June 29 to support the needy during Feds Feed Families. This year's annual government-wide campaign highlights a summer of giving to local food banks and pantries like Bread for the City. Photo by Kyah Campbell, volunteer coordinator, Bread for the City, SE.

July 15, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Coast Guard employees demonstrated a spirit of giving through the Feds Feed Families program, and more

Feds Feed Families, Coast Guard Lady selected for the Spirit of Hope Award, CG Foundation new shipmate fund

Master Chief Petty Officer Laurie A. Kennedy is pinned by her family members July 21, 2020 during a ceremony at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. Kennedy is the first female to earn the title of master chief in the gunner’s mate rating and is slated to be the rating force master chief. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaac Cross)

July 14, 2021

Is E9 on your horizon? Here’s how to get there

This year’s MCAP panelists reveal the most important things you can do to make E9

Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, deputy of Coast Guard operations, speaks at the annual Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Innovation Idea Submission Review (ISR), Oct. 21, 2020. The ISR is a collaborative meeting that involves leadership from the deck plate to the flag suite, where the ideas submitted are ranked, and the potential list of RDT&E Projects for the next fiscal year is built. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

July 14, 2021

Operation Innovation: Get to know your District Innovation Action Officer

New officers will serve as connectors between the field and the Innovation Council

Air Force Master Sgt. Kelisha Brown and fellow Coast Guard senior enlisted leaders listen to leadership best practices as part of the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers’ Academy at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, Sept. 4, 2014. The monthlong course, which is open to a select few senior enlisted leaders from other military services, helps prepare new Coast Guard chiefs for the increased responsibility they take on as members of the Chief Petty Officer Corps. Instruction is provided in work-life, wellness, human resource management, oral and written communications, career management, human relations and military customs and courtesies.

July 8, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Happy 50th Anniversary to Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma!

TRACEN Petaluma anniversary, MWR award solicitation, SEER award announcement, and more

Petty Officer 2nd Class Enrique Lemos (surfman #559) operates a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat near the entrance to the Umpqua River in Winchester Bay, Oregon, Dec. 26, 2019. Lemos was one of 10 Coast Guardsmen to certify as a surfman during the winter and spring. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Petty Officer 2nd Class Enrique Lemos)

July 8, 2021

47s in for the long haul

Revitalization of 107 motor lifeboats greenlighted to improve safety and ease of use

July 7, 2021

Officers: Managing your career

A guide from OPM-4 to manage your career

A Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew (left) stands with Brian Kamimoto (right), assistant airport superintendent Maui District at the Maui Airport Fire Station while picking up response supplies for delivery from Maui to Lanai, March 28, 2020. The pilots transported COVID-19 supplies, including temperature reading thermometers and hand sanitation equipment, from the Maui Airport Fire Station to personnel at Lanai Airport for use by airport staff. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Berry Redmayne/Released)

July 1, 2021

BZ: USCG Auxiliary turns 82, and more

Bravo Zulu!

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael El-Hasan, originally from Jacksonville, Florida, is an Aviation Maintenance Technician and has been aboard USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) for three months as part of the cutter’s aviation detachment. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

June 24, 2021

Bravo Zulu: Reserve enlisted aviation workforce program announced

Reserve enlisted aviation workforce program, DCMS customer service award, Senior Advisor for Diversity and Inclusion appointed, Federally Employed Women Summit and more

U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue crews are world renowned for their maritime rescue capabilities. The Coast Guard plays a role in search and rescue operations in remote, coastal locations like those found in and around the Tongass National Forest and Chugach National Forest in Alaska. (U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka photo)

June 23, 2021

Search and rescue team asks people to prepare for anything when headed outdoors

Search and rescue cases on the rise

June 17, 2021

Results of first OEM credential board

Congratulations to everyone who earned their Coast Guard Emergency Management Credential.