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Take the Rock swimmers and the support crew cross the San Francisco Bay during the Alcatraz swim on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. Photo by James Leedy

Oct. 4, 2021

Coast Guard members “Escape from Alcatraz” in recent swim challenge

A group of more than 20 Coast Guard veterans, active duty, and reservists team up with a veterans swim group to train and swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco.

The supplement business is a multi-billion dollar industry that is not currently regulated like conventional food and drug products by the Food and Drug Administration. The use of supplements is designed to add further nutritional value to the diet, not act as a meal replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman 1st Class Daniel Brosam)

Oct. 1, 2021

The top four things to know about weight-loss supplements

What you should know before taking supplements to lose weight

Oct. 1, 2021

New electronic travel system launches

Today is the day the new ETS and financial system are on line. What you need to know.

Sept. 30, 2021

October DoD365 Boot Camp dates available

Are you ready to learn more about DoD365?

Lois Bouton, who served as a SPAR from 1943 to 1945, went on to write more than 100,000 letters to Coast Guard members over a span of 50 years, earning her the affectionate title, “The Coast Guard Lady.” Photo courtesy of Lois Bouton.

Sept. 30, 2021

BZ: Help meet the challenge of making 2021 the year “The Coast Guard Lady” receives the most cards ever to mark her 102nd birthday, and more

BZ: Help meet the challenge of making 2021 the year “The Coast Guard Lady” receives the most cards ever to mark her 102nd birthday; Participate in the “Eight Bells—A Sea Service Celebration”; Happy 74th Birthday to the United States Air Force.

The Coast Guard, and the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department rescued six boaters after their 30-foot white pleasure craft struck a fixed aid to navigation in the vicinity of Ham Island, Sept. 19, 2021. The boaters were safely recovered and taken back to shore where local emergency medical services personnel transported them to various local hospitals. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released)

Sept. 30, 2021

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues missing hiker from ravine in Olympic National Park, and more

Frontline Focus: Coast Guard rescues missing hiker from ravine in Olympic National Park; Coast Guard, Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department rescue six from boat crash near Ham Island, N.J; Coast Guard interdicts two lancha crews illegally fishing US waters; Coast Guard crews remain vigilant during operations in the Arctic Region.