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Chief Louis Etheridge near the end of his honorable and productive Coast Guard career. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Feb. 18, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Louis Etheridge—Gun captain and African-American war hero 

Read about the courageous actions resulting in the Coast Guard’s first military medal bestowed on an African American Coast Guardsman for combat heroism.

John and Carol Witherspoon pose for a photograph near the conclusion of the captain’s distinguished career. (Courtesy of the Mariners’ Museum)

Feb. 11, 2022

The Long Blue Line: John Gordon Witherspoon—leader, mentor, minority trailblazer, and cutter namesake!

“Learn, think, then act” a mantra for excellence 

Black History Month 2022 Graphic

Feb. 1, 2022

Message from the Commandant: Celebrate black health & wellness

ALCOAST 029/22 - Celebrate Black health and wellness in February

Capt. Patrick Burkett, chief of the 13th Coast Guard District’s Prevention Division, is an alumnus of South Carolina State University and the Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI). CSPI is a scholarship program, open to students of all races and ethnicities, which pays up to two academic years of college tuition at Minority Serving Institutions.

Feb. 1, 2022

CSPI: Pathway to prosperity and security through service 

How the Coast Guard's CSPI program can help you achieve your educational and leadership goals

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with members of several agencies within the Dept. of Homeland Security in a town hall meeting held at Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles on March 30, 2016. During the town hall, Johnson addressed issues the Department of Homeland Security faces in the coming years along with concerns and questions raised by attendees. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrea Anderson

March 2, 2021

Let’s talk diversity in a fireside chat

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson talked about diversity and leadership with the Coast Guard Academy.