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The Coast Guard has appointed 15 members to the newly established Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard. Consistent with guidance directed by Public Law 116–283, also known as the William (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the board will provide recommendations to the Commandant on matters relating to recruiting, retaining, advancing, and the wellbeing of women who serve in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo Illustration by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion).

March 30, 2023

 Coast Guard announces appointment of Advisory Board on Women in the Coast Guard members 

The Coast Guard has recently appointed 15 members to the newly established Advisory Board on Women

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March 30, 2023

 Officers: You can make a difference in your new Officer Performance Assessment 

You have until April 7 to make your voice heard.

Then Petty Officer First Class Sharina Komen stands on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Maui while underway in 2020.

March 29, 2023

"I like a challenge" - Why CPO Sharina Komen serves at sea

"The coolest thing about going to sea," Komen says in the first installment of MyCG's new "Why I Serve at Sea" series, "is getting to know the people you work with on a different level. You’re not just going to work and leaving."

Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, and Atlantic Area staff hold a commemorative flag with retired Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration in Portsmouth, Virginia, Oct. 14, 2022. The VWC program awarded the flag in recognition of Coast Guard Atlantic Area becoming a commemorative partner of the organization. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)

March 29, 2023

Coast Guard commemorates National Vietnam War Veterans Day

U.S. government marks 50th anniversary of the end of the war 

From left, Micki, Molly and Mary Kate Huynh, cadets at the Coast Guard Academy, pose for a group portrait in their soccer uniforms, here, Aug. 8, 2022. The teammates are also sisters in various years of cadet training. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo by Bradley E. Clift)

March 28, 2023

A Coast Guard Family: Three sisters follow in their father’s footsteps at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy

It seems unlikely that three sisters from the same family would all attend the U.S. Coast Guard

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March 28, 2023

From your Leadership Coach – 3 Thoughts on Conflict Management 

Managing conflict in the workplace is an essential leadership skill. Here are three strategies

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March 27, 2023

Best Places to Work: The Coast Guard’s 13th District

Seattle is the heart of the 13th Coast Guard District, and it is one of the Coast Guard's best

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March 27, 2023

Skip the lines – renew your dependent’s ID card online 

Coast Guard members and their families can take advantage of the new pilot program  

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March 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The Baker Twins—Re-searching the first female Coasties - or were they?

One historian’s investigation into the truth of the Baker Twins’ service. 

Lt. Holly Harrison aboard Coalition warship USS Milius in February 2003. (Coast Guard Collection)

March 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Holly Harrison—Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran and Bronze Star Recipient

First woman to command a cutter in a combat zone and the first woman in service history to receive the Bronze Star Medal.

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