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Members moving after Sept. 15 should work with their commands and Personnel & Admin shop.

Sept. 13, 2024

PCS Assist Team closes for the year on September 15

Six-member team handled 1,100 member inquiries, offers tips for next year.

Sept. 12, 2024

Coast Guard Reserve FY25 IDT Travel Reimbursement Program is open for enrollment

FY25 Reserve Inactive Duty Training - Travel Reimbursement Program (IDT-TRP) expands eligibility to over 1,000 members E6 & below that live 150 or more miles from their assigned IDT location.

6 photos on a blue background celebrating the advancement of PO1 Jennaya Allen being replaced by her sister PO2 Gabriela Alongi.

Sept. 12, 2024

Sisters in Service

Petty Officer 1st Class Jennaya Allen and Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriela Alongi get to do something only seen a handful of times within the Coast Guard, one sibling taking over the other’s position.

Sept. 11, 2024

Coast Guard issues new Response Operations Ashore Insignia

Sector Maryland-National Capital Region ceremony marks service’s first new insignia in over 20 years.

The DHS “Caught You Leading” Leader Grams are part of the DHS Leader Development Program.

Sept. 10, 2024

Give your peers an A+ for their leadership

Send them a DHS Leader Gram.

Secretary’s Awards – Celebrating Achievement – Duty, Excellence, Honor

Sept. 9, 2024

Celebrating Excellence: Honoring the annual DHS Secretary’s Awardees

These awards underscore the Coast Guard’s commitment to excellence and the remarkable efforts its members make to safeguard the nation.

Photograph of a Sicilian fishermen preparing to return to sea describing to Lt. Pell the challenges of fishing in Italian waters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Clay Pell)

Sept. 6, 2024

Celebrating the Coast Guard’s role in liberating Rome during World War II

The wartime missions demanded a rapid expansion of Coast Guard manpower. On Dec. 7, 1941, Coast Guard personnel totaled about 29,000. By June 30, 1944, the ranks had swelled to over 175,000.