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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.

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Feb. 9, 2023

DHS Leader Grams– the best Valentines to give in the office 

Send a message to recognize a coworker’s leadership.

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Feb. 8, 2023

Best places to Work: Civil Engineering Unit Juneau

Another installment of Coast Guard Best Places to Work.

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Feb. 7, 2023

Chilling effect and its retaliation impacts

The Coast Guard's Anti-Retaliation campaign continues with the "chilling effect."

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Feb. 7, 2023

Reminder: Email retention policy to change Mar. 1 

Coast Guard will now delete most emails after (older than) 10 years  

Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Rielly, a boatswain's mate stationed at Coast Guard Station Juneau, Alaska, writes out an equation used to calculate distance in Jody Levernier's sixth-grade math class at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School April 19, 2013. This event marked the fifth consecutive year that Levernier invited Coast Guard personnel to her class to show students how practical math is in the real world. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

Feb. 6, 2023

Part 2 Here are more 2023 New Year’s Logs!

Read PAC Area submissions below.

Rare photo showing the heroic Pea Island Lifesaving Station crew commanded by famed African American keeper Richard Etheridge. (Coast Guard Collection)

Feb. 3, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Keeper Richard Etheridge and the Gold Medal lifesavers of Pea Island

The first African American officer-in-charge of a military installation.

Vice Adm. Paul F. Thomas, Coast Guard deputy commandant for mission support (center), presents the 2021 Excellence in Customer Service Award for small units to ISVS PRO Baltimore staff in November 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Feb. 3, 2023

Here’s what’s new for the second Year of the Excellence in Customer Service Awards

Customer nominations welcome.

Four cadets from the Topsail High School Coast Guard JROTC color guard present the colors at their Unit Establishment Ceremony at Topsail High School in Hampstead, North Carolina, Oct. 27, 2022. Representative Carson Smith from the North Carolina General Assembly (front row, left) and Rear Admiral Megan Dean, Coast Guard Director of Governmental and Public Affairs (front row, second from left) each delivered remarks during the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo.)

Feb. 2, 2023

Coast Guard is expanding nationwide JROTC program 

The service is establishing four new units this year

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Feb. 1, 2023

Announcing MIT Seminar XXI Opportunity for Coast Guard Members

Here’s why you should apply for this unique program