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Long-time U.S. Life-Saving Service member and keeper, Patrick Etheridge, alleged to have uttered the unofficial Life-Saving Service motto of “You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back.” (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 8, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back”—origin of the old Life-Saving Service motto

The lore behind the motto

Volunteer tax preparer Lisa McCrary does a return for Sgt. Michael D’Arcy of the Army Materiel Command Band.

April 7, 2022

Reset your financial plans during Financial Capability Month

April is Financial Capability Month and it is a good time to rethink how you manage your finances and prepare for the future.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies a Jayhawk on a training mission June 14, 2016. Jayhawk aircrews typically consist of two pilots, a flight mechanic and rescue swimmer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist David Lau)

April 6, 2022

Coast Guard bringing on reserve pilots

Reserve aviators to take to the skies.

A small boat from Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma ferries Haitians from the ship to Cap-Haitien, Haiti, March 22, 2022. 188 Haitians were repatriated following an interdiction on March 19, 2022.

April 5, 2022

FSMS: Progress report from the incident command

Update 2: Progress made through April 5, 2022

Chief Petty Officer Jennifer Stubblefield, 2021 Coast Guard Alaska Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year, operates a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium near Valdez, Alaska, March 21, 2022. Stubblefield is responsible for leading Coast Guard boat crews on missions near Valdez and beyond in Prince William Sound. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Paul Caldentey.

April 5, 2022

UPDATE: 8 more enlisted career guides available

19 ratings now have a dedicated career guide to help member navigate their career

Kathryn Alonso won this year's Operation Homefront - Military Child of the Year® award for the Coast Guard. Alonso is the daughter of Capt. Ricardo Alonso and Michelle Alonso; they are located in Vienna, Va.

April 5, 2022

Recognizing their resilience during the Month of the Military Child

The Coast Guard honors our children throughout April and beyond; we also congratulate Kathryn Alonso, Operation Homefront, 2022 Military Child of the Year ® awardee for the Coast Guard.

Rare photograph of a Civil War-era tugboat. USS Daisy, a tugboat converted for Union naval may have been similar in design and construction to USRCS Hercules and Reliance. (www.history.uscg.mil)

April 1, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “The last full measure of devotion”—the life and death of Revenue Cutter Capt. Thomas Dungan

A story about the Coast Guard's predecessor service in the Civil War.

April 1, 2022

Observing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in April and throughout the year

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Recruits from company Sierra-199 do sit-ups in the gym at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., as part of their modified training schedule, Jan. 7, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to deliver dynamic training that sets the foundation for the Coast Guard’s professional culture and develops job-ready skills in our recruits to build our workforce for generations to come. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Josalyn Brown)

March 31, 2022

Updated instruction: See the new updates to the Body Composition Standards Program

Updated Body Composition Standards Program Instruction includes physical fitness test and more

U.S. Air Force Capt. Perry Byrd, 315th Training Squadron instructor, explains concepts to students in the 14N Intelligence Officer course, on Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, June 6, 2021. Byrd graduated from the 14N course in 2015 and transferred the course credits towards his master’s degree. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Abbey Rieves) *NOTE: This photo has been edited to distort computer classification markers.

March 31, 2022

Changes in tuition assistance for military and civilian members

Increase in tuition assistance, opportunity for dual degrees, civilians now able to use