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40 members of boatswain mate “A” School receiving REACT training (Photo by: Lt. Cmdr. Tasha Sadowicz)

Sept. 7, 2021

Hundreds of new petty officers receive SAPRR training during “A” School

Enlisted leadership will know how to REACT, thanks to the work of Yorktown’s Victim Advocates

Coast Guard members of team Kodiak attends the 2020 virtual fair. Coast Guard photo.

Aug. 30, 2021

Don’t miss the second Coast Guard wide virtual education fair, October 13, 2021

The service's 2nd virtual education fair is coming soon!

CDR Ryan Popiel flies Rear Adm. Nathan Mooreon the upgraded MH-65E helicopter.

Aug. 4, 2021

Coast Guard celebrates its Professional Engineers

The Sixth Annual National Professional Engineers Day highlights how vital these critical skills are to our mission

In 2020, Martha G. Stewart from Training Center Yorktown was the recipient of the Swaringen Award. Stewart was honored by this recognition. Over the past five years, she has had the privilege of working with so many amazing people, all who were interested in improving performance – of themselves, their units, and the Coast Guard.

Aug. 3, 2021

Nominate your colleague for the 2021 Charles E. Swaringen, Jr., Award for Outstanding Mentorship in Human Performance Technology

Plus, meet Coast Guard civilian Martha Stewart, who received the 2020 Swaringen award. She credits her own mentor with helping her become an emissary for HPT.

For over 20 years, the culinary specialist (CS) “A” school staff and students at Training Center (TRACEN) Petaluma, have volunteered their time to help feed the shelter-less and immobile elderly within the Petaluma area. Assisting the Committee on the Shelter-less (COTS), twice per month these CSs have dedicated their Sunday mornings to preparing meals for COTS clients, sorting food donations, boxing up food kits for delivery and even taking care of the yards of the multiple COTS houses used by their clients.

July 29, 2021

Commitment to Service: TRACEN Petaluma CS A-school shelter-less outreach

Culinary specialists give back to the community

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Frederick Clay, a Recruiter School instructor, teaches virtual modules to prospective recruiters, June 24, 2021, at Training Center Cape May.

Recruiter School has been held virtually since early 2020 due to COVID.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

July 13, 2021

Recruiter school goes virtual

Like so many things these days, learning to be a recruiter can be done virtually

The crew aboard the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) conducts firefighting training on Jan. 12, 2021, off the Gulf Coast of the United States. Stone departed on their maiden voyage in December. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

May 10, 2021

Military to Mariner program issues first course completion certificate

Use your military experience to become a Merchant Mariner

Graduates of aviation maintenance technician school class 166-21, gather to celebrate completing their initial schooling in the Coast Guard, Dec. 22, 2020 at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Shown are (back row left to right) Petty Officers 3rd Class Reece A. Williams, Hunter G. Morris, Christopher J. Pavlik, Darien T. Neely, Shea C. Erickson, Herbert A. Pitts, and Patrick R. Brown, and (front row, left to right), Petty Officers 3rd Class Hadi Yaagoubi, Jordan E. Sanchez, Ryley K. Smith, Christian D. Mirenda, Kayle W. Bosley, and James T. Carabin. The first class to graduate using the RAP program.

May 3, 2021

Insights from first generation of Aviation Rating Apprentice Program graduates

The Coast Guard ATTC Elizabeth City recently graduated the first generation of aviation technician; here is what they have to say about the program

Amanda Hayman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University adjunct instructor, reviews the course syllabus with students on the second floor of the training building, Oct. 21.

April 23, 2021

Sharpen in-demand workforce skills through the Voluntary Credentialing Program

Advance your career through certifications

PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2016) A merchant mariner aboard the fast sealift ship SS Capella (T-AKR 293) mans the helm as the ship is underway to conduct a 120-hour turbo activation. The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) conducts turbo activation to measure personnel and material readiness of the selected Ready Reserve Force. Capella, more than 40-years-old, is still among the fastest cargo ships in the world and capable of transporting nearly all equipment needed to outfit a full mechanized brigade of the U.S. Army. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Billy Ho/Released)

April 21, 2021

New courses developed by the Military to Mariner Program and approved by the National Maritime Center ease pathway to earning credentials

Here's a pathway to receive your merchant mariner credentials.