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U.S. Marines with Battlefield Surveillance Company, 2nd Intelligence Battalion, and U.S. Coast Guardsmen boat through channels and survey the water off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina, Aug. 31, 2016. The Marines teamed up with U.S. Coast Guardsmen at Coast Guard Station Oak Island, North Carolina, to create a topographical layout of waterways that were previously unidentifiable. The new maps will correct navigation discrepancies such as off-station buoys or extinguished lights. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kaitlyn V. Klein)

Dec. 6, 2022

Calling all engineers! The Coast Guard's Military to Mariner program has a new engineering credential course

Now the Military to Mariner program offers one more credential opportunity for engineers.

Underway Officer Ensign Katharine Braynard (right) works with Junior Oficer of the Deck, Petty Officer First Class Erin Hunter, with the plan for mooring in Milwaukee to offload buoys, Nov. 27, 2012. Braynard and Hunter were part of an all-female watch executed on the Mackinaw during the ship's transit to Chicago to offload 1,300 Christmas trees as part of this year's Chicago's Christmas Ship event. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Robert Butler.

Dec. 5, 2022

Share your New Year’s watch log entry with MyCG!

Here’s how you can publish your poem 

Petty Officer 2nd Class Clincy, a health services specialist, examines, Petty Officer Brandy Mock's throat during a routine exam. Clincy earned the Health Services Technician of the Year award ashore for 2004 for his work at Sector St. Petersburg's medical clinic. USCG photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tasha Peters.

Dec. 5, 2022

Reminder: Open season closes next week; make your insurance changes now 

The annual open season to make changes to your federal health insurance closes Dec. 12. 

Recruits from boot camp company Quebec-200 graduate Coast Guard boot camp at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., June 18, 2021. Training Center Cape May’s mission is to transform the recruits of today into the Coast Guard men and women of tomorrow, while providing superior mission support to our tenant commands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Christian Lower)

Dec. 5, 2022

We take a look at the recruiting situation for the US Coast Guard

Transcript of interview with Federal News Network and Capt. Richter Tipton.

Radioman First Class Benjamin Bottoms in flight gear posed in front of a military trainer aircraft. (Family of Olga Bottoms Richardson)

Dec. 2, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Benjamin Bottoms—Arctic aviator, wartime hero served with Lt. John Prichard

Enlisted aviation hero and namesake for new FRC.

The Coast Guard Silent Drill Team participates in the Grand opening of the Centerville, Va., Coast Guard Exchange in Centerville, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. The Coast Guard operates 64 exchanges throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Proceeds support morale, well-being and recreation (MWR) activities through the world. Over the past 10 years Coast Guard exchanges have contributed more than $23 million to MWR programs. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Chystalynn Kneen)

Dec. 2, 2022

Get all uniform items priced the same no matter the gender at the Coast Guard Exchange

Shopping in CGX stores or online at shopCGX.com has plenty of perks, including discounted prices, hard-to-attain items, and tax-free purchases.

The Coast Guard Centralized Service Desk was established in October of 2011 in St. Louis and is operated by 119 personnel. Members work on phone, computer and electronics issues 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the entire Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ayla Kelley.

Dec. 1, 2022

When you need more than a FIXIT ticket

A new branch chief’s guide to getting the most out of the CSD 

Vice Commandant Adm. Steve Poulin (center) gets fitted for a M-50 mask during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) training session at Coast Guard Headquarters in September 2022. Poulin took part to remind CBRN-equipped units to complete required training to enhance readiness. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Dec. 1, 2022

Is your unit ready to respond in the event of a WMD/CBRN incident?

Thanks to a newly created dashboard, it’s easy to find out.

Brig. Gen. Christopher Mohan, commanding general of the 3RD Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, drinks a bottle of purified water from the Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit at the Roosevelt Roads water station in Puerto Rico, October 14. For survivors of Hurricane Maria who do not have access to clean, usable water, a multipronged approach is in place to ensure potable water is available to all residents. (U.S. Army photo by: Sgt. Michael Eaddy)

Nov. 30, 2022

New work group looks at preventive health measures for service members

Adm. Dana Thomas chartered the Population Health Optimization Work Group (PHOWG).

Capt. Rick Wester and his wife Kate Wester adopted their son Ayden in February 2021. Ayden is now 16 years old.

Nov. 29, 2022

2 more Coast Guard families share their story of adoption

Second part of Coast Guard families sharing their adoption stories during National Military Adoption Month.