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Coast Guard Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, conducts an on-camera interview with Nora O'Donnell, CBS news anchor, on the cutter pier at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Nov. 29, 2022. During the interview, Fagan and O'Donnell discussed the Coast Guard's missions, people, and recruiting efforts. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney)

Feb. 16, 2023

Mastering the art of public speaking

Tips to help you put your best foot forward 

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Feb. 15, 2023

Coast Guard Families: CGMA is offering expanded supplemental educational assistance you may need

CGMA increased it’s Supplemental Education Grant for those enrolled in post-secondary education. 

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

Feb. 15, 2023

Announcing the 2023 OPM Virtual Roadshows! 

First session will be held Feb. 22 

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Feb. 14, 2023

BNA is now payable to eligible Coast Guard members  

Five-year program began Jan. 1  

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Feb. 14, 2023

Managers and supervisors: Here are the do’s and don’ts of retaliation 

What to do and what not to do if a EEO complaint is filed against you as a manager or supervisor.

Three Coast Guard Foundation Scholars and College Graduates from left to right Isabel DeSanno, Kya Girabaldi, Noah Pawlowski

Feb. 13, 2023

Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships 2023 Open Season is here!

How to apply for a Coast Guard Foundation Scholarship this year.

Petty Officer 3rd Class John "Branch" Walton, a rescue swimmer assigned to Air Station North Bend, Oregon, poses for a portrait at the air station Feb. 14, 2023. Walton rescued a mariner in distress Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, after the disabled, 35-foot vessel Sandpiper was capsized by a breaking wave approximately 6 miles west of the Columbia River mouth. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Feb. 13, 2023

Meet the rescue swimmer who saved a man after a massive wave capsized a yacht

Coast Guard rescue swimmer reflects on first rescue in the Graveyard of the Pacific

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Feb. 13, 2023

Coming soon: All Coast Guard emails must have a digital signature

Why this is happening and what you need to know

A 1942 colorized photograph of Seaman Robert E. Thompson. (Courtesy of Robert E. Thompson)

Feb. 10, 2023

The Long Blue Line: WWII recruit training at Manhattan Beach and desegregating the U.S. military

Many African American Coast Guard recruits trained in the New York facility prior to serving their country.

Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro assemble to hear pass down information from the cutter’s command. USCG photo.

Feb. 9, 2023

Do your part to improve retention by answering a survey

The cadet-led questionnaire examines why service members stay or go.