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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.

March 17, 2022

Coast Guard stands up IMT to resolve FSMS transition issues

Commandant directs team to remove barriers, streamline solutions

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits away from the Ross Ice Shelf near the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, Feb. 17, 2022. Polar Star navigated to the Southernmost navigable seas and entered uncharted waters, reaching the edge of the ice shelf. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)

March 17, 2022

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sets world record with voyage to Antarctica

Icebreaker reaches southernmost navigable waters on Earth

A 45-foot response boat from Station Key West, Fla., is alongside a rustic vessel approximately 15 miles south of Key West, March 9, 2022. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight crew reported the rustic vessel with people aboard to U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore’s crew repatriated 74 people to Cuba, March 12, 2022, following four interdictions of undocumented migrants due to safety of life at sea concerns. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

March 17, 2022

Coast Guard repatriates more than 200 undocumented migrants and more

Coast Guard repatriates more than 200 undocumented migrants; Coast Guard rescues 5 from capsized vessel in Port O'Connor, Texas; Coast Guard cutters return home following patrol in Oceania; and Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returns to homeport after 3-month Alaskan Patrol.

Destin Sandlin Smarter Everyday host, screengrab

March 15, 2022

Youtube channel Smarter Everyday highlights Coast Guard operations

The video series explores the complex science and engineering that underpins our day-to-day

crewmembers harvesting hydroponic lettuce

March 14, 2022

Cutter Polar Star enjoys farm to galley produce, grown in the hangar

Experimental hydroponic garden on heavy icebreaker becomes new source of fresh vegetables at sea

Adm. Karl Shultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, addresses Jen Gaudio during her retirement ceremony at the Coast Guard Academy Museum, March 2.

March 11, 2022

Fair winds and following seas: Coast Guard Museum curator retires

“Her work with young cadets will ensure her legacy will be intact for decades yet to come.”

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper and USCGC Joseph Gerczak conducted security patrol operations in Samoa’s exclusive economic zone throughout February 2022, to protect fisheries and other natural resources. The Juniper and Joseph Gerczak crews helped fill the operational presence needed to deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing while Samoa’s Nafanua II patrol boat underwent routine maintenance. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

March 11, 2022

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard, partner agencies continue salvage operations for grounded boat on Kehoe Beach, Calif., and more.

Coast Guard, partner agencies continue salvage operations for grounded boat on Kehoe Beach, Calif.; Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to homeport after 60-Day Eastern Pacific Ocean patrol; U.S. Coast Guard patrols Exclusive Economic Zone in partnership with Samoa; and Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship passenger near New Orleans.

Sailors assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) serve food during a Friends and Family Day event hosted aboard Kearsarge. The officers and crew of Kearsarge hosted a Friends and Family Day event to display their operational capabilities to their loved ones. (U.S. Navy Photo by MC3 Kaitlyn E. Eads/Released)

March 11, 2022

10 tips to help you maintain your weight while gathering with friends and family

EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece is contributed and written by the Human Performance Resources by CHAMP at the Uniformed Services University Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and other celebrations, are right around the corner—so controlling what you eat can be particularly challenging when regular meal routines are disrupted by family get togethers. The

Coast Guard helicopter flies across colorful sunset

March 10, 2022

Policy update: Significant improvements to mental and behavioral health policies

Military members encouraged to seek additional mental and behavioral health treatment without fear of discharge

Members from Coast Guard District Seven staff stretch at Brickell Key Park in Miami Jan. 13, 2011 after a one-mile-and-a-half run as part of the Coast Guard Seventh District Resolution Challenge. The challenge is designed around the Coast Guard physical fitness test, which requires push-ups and sit-ups in one minute and a one-mile-and-a-half run. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sabrina Elgammal.

March 9, 2022

If weight loss is your goal, accountability may be a phone call away

CG SUPRT offers 13 free health coaching calls per year for each unique health coaching topic to eligible members and their dependents