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Aug. 1, 2023
Changing the way we do business
Unmanned aircraft systems offer increased capabilities and reduced risks to crews.
Announcing the annual Coast Guard Emergency Manager and Unit of the Year awards
New awards will recognize emergency managers “embracing the challenges of a dynamic crisis landscape."
July 31, 2023
Service members: please take the Workplace and Gender Relations Survey
The WGRS is an opportunity to share your experiences and perceptions about the culture.
July 26, 2023
Understanding and addressing social climate incidents in the Coast Guard
What is a social climate incident and what can I do if faced with one?
The Long Blue Line: Part III “When I say Americans, I mean all Americans!” — Segregation’s take-down by President Harry Truman
Denial of employment and promotion, and separate dining and restroom facilities often characterized the experience and limited upward mobility for African American workers.
July 25, 2023
You could be a company commander
The Coast Guard is looking for the next wave of recruit company commanders (CCs) to help shape the future workforce.
July 24, 2023
The Long Blue Line: Part II — “Available and needed workers have been barred from employment” — the segregated military and civil service environments
The U.S. Revenue Cutter Service (USRCS), predecessor to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), utilized both free and enslaved Black people, and restricted their roles to cooks, stewards and seamen.
JROTC makes strides with its first-ever Junior Leadership Academy and expansion to 10 units
Base Elizabeth City hosts an action-packed week for cadets from all six CGJROTC units ahead of further program growth.
July 21, 2023
New conduits for EM lateral entry and post-service civilian careers
Programs set future and past service members up for smooth career transitions.
July 20, 2023
The Long Blue Line: “There Shall be Equal Opportunity for All” — Why President Truman’s desegregation orders were necessary
On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed a pair of executive orders, the combination of which banned racial segregation in the armed forces and federal civil service.