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Adm. Linda Fagan took questions with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Heath Jones, during the hour-long event where they answered questions submitted online in advance and from in-person attendees.

April 4, 2024

Coast Guard Commandant challenges workforce to move the service forward

"Together we create the opportunity and together we create the culture that we aspire to.” - Adm. Linda Fagan

As the “backbone” of our prevention efforts, CDARs conduct yearly prevention training, provide administrative support for screening, assessment, and referral to care.

April 4, 2024

Finding Support: Honoring the Coast Guard’s Command Drug and Alcohol Representatives (CDARs)

For Alcohol Awareness Month, thank your CDAR, the backbone of prevention efforts.

Hikers watch the sunrise over Lanikai Beach from the Kaiwa Ridge Trail on Oahu in 2016. The Coast Guard wants members to be able to take advantage of all their leave to refresh and recharge. (Photo by: U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rebecca Wolfbrandt)

April 3, 2024

Special Leave Accrual: What qualifies and what does not

Coast Guard issues reminder about SLA after requests hit record high.

Cmdr. Andre Douglas joins the Coast Guard Reserve during a commissioning ceremony presided over by Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2024. Douglas, a Coast Guard Academy Class of 2008 graduate, reported to NASA in January, 2022, and completed astronaut training March 5, 2024. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)

April 2, 2024

Meet the Newest Coast Guard Astronaut

Commander Andre Douglas to boldly go where few have gone before.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

April 1, 2024

Step Forward. Prevent. Report. Advocate.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

April 1, 2024

Introducing Skillsoft Percipio – Your new interactive, personalized learning platform

With the transition from Skillsoft SkillPort to Skillsoft Percipio, you now have access to a blend of self-paced online courses, books and audio books, hands-on practice and live online bootcamps to close skill gaps.

March 29, 2024

Attend the 2024 Workforce Townhall

Adm. Linda Fagan and Master Chief Heath Jones will be answering YOUR questions. The submission form to send in your questions will be available until April 2nd, so make sure to submit before then!

A photograph of the U.S. Life Saving Service crew posing with its surfboat in front of U.S. Life-Saving Station at St. Joseph, Michigan, from the Digital Collections of the Detroit Public Library.

March 29, 2024

Joseph Napier — Heroic Surfman, Gold Lifesaving Medal recipient and FRC namesake

For his heroism, Napier received the first Gold Lifesaving Medal issued by the U.S. Life-Saving Service, forerunner of the modern Coast Guard.

March 28, 2024

Phase two of Inactive Duty Training (IDT) travel reimbursement is here!

More units are available for eligibility as the reimbursement program expands.

The 2024 cohort of U.S. Senate Youth Program military mentors (U.S. Senate Youth Program photo courtesy of Jakob Mosur).

March 28, 2024

Coast Guard officers mentor leaders of tomorrow in the U.S. Senate Youth Program

The U.S. Senate Youth Program “is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service.”