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Locals watch as a Coast Guard MH-65 Jayhawk helicopter crew unloads relief supplies in Maricao, Puerto Rico on Oct. 7, 2017. The Coast Guard is helping deliver relief supplies to victims of Hurricane Maria stranded in remote areas by mudslides and washed out roads. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric D. Woodall)

June 22, 2022

Coast Guard families, here’s how to prepare for hurricane season

Emergency personnel from Base San Juan share tips to best prepare for hurricane season and lessons from Hurricane Maria

A Coast Guard Officer's hat, sword, gloves and ribbons are displayed together with the American Flag.

June 21, 2022

OPM virtual roadshow continues with session on aviation assignments

Attend June 22 at 2 p.m. Eastern

A Coast Guard family reuniting with their loved one and demonstrating how CGMA's financial support can assist more Coast Guard families in these touching moments. (This photo is courtesy of CGMA)

June 20, 2022

Financial resources for your PCS

Coast Guard Mutual Assistance provides loans and grant resources to aide your PCS transition

Auxiliarist Tiffany Townsend at the helm of the Auxiliary vessel Silver Charm, conducting a pre-mission equipment check. Photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Roger Bazeley.

June 20, 2022

Top 5 reasons you should join the Coast Guard Auxiliary

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will celebrate with its 83rd birthday June 23, and there has never been a better time to join America’s Volunteer Guardians. The Auxiliary encourages enthusiastic and motivated people help make an impact keeping America’s waterways and the boating public safe. As an integral force multiplier for Team Coast Guard, the

Commandant Intent Document Cover

June 17, 2022

Commandant's Intent released

Tomorrow looks different. So will we.

Coast Guard Fort Lauderdale 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers stand in front of a capsized boat at St. Andrews Bay, Florida, Oct. 22, 2018. The boatcrew spotted the capsized boat during a law enforcement patrol through a Hurricane Michael high-impact area. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Brindley.

June 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Cleaning up after Florida's most destructive hurricanes

Hurricane season is here, we take a moment to remember clean up efforts from Hurricane Michael in 2018.

Coast Guard recruits in company Delta-201 receive orders to their first duty stations at the Fisherman’s Memorial in Cape May, New Jersey.

June 15, 2022

Earn $500 by getting a friend to join the Coast Guard

New recruiting initiative pays cash for any enlisted member you help bring in

Petty Officer 2nd Class Courtney Block, a gunner’s mate, helps take in lines connecting Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) to shore power as the ship gets ready to depart for final sea trials Aug. 11, 2019.

June 14, 2022

Special assignments with lasting impact

Equal Opportunity Advisors opt to go "out of specialty" to support the Civil Rights program

On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas. He informed the enslaved African Americans of their freedom and that the Civil War had ended. This momentous occasion has been celebrated as Juneteenth — a combination of June and 19 — for over 150 years.

June 14, 2022

How the US military helped create Juneteenth

Former Smithsonian historian shares Juneteenth National Independence Day history and impact

Before and after pictures of Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon during his weigh loss and bodybuilding journey. Photo courtesy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tommy Aguon

June 13, 2022

A petty officer’s journey to being healthier 

From 300 pounds to a chiseled bodybuilder.