Every Coast Guard member will eventually transition from military service. Now, your health records are fully electronic – so ...

The Coast Guard announced the selection of its first ever Ratings Force Master Chief for the new Robotics Mission Specialist ...

For some, public service is a chapter in a career; for Dr. Oscar Orringer, it is the defining theme of a five-decade ...

The Department of War and the Department of Veterans Affairs joined forces to create the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER). This secure electronic database tracks potential hazards you ...

Assignment Year 2027 (AY27) will be one of the most dynamic assignment seasons in recent Coast Guard history…and that’s saying something! As the Service prepares for unprecedented organizational ...

This annual window is the primary opportunity to enroll in or adjust your health, dental, and vision plans for 2027 for active-duty, a military retiree, a family member, or a civilian employee.

Editor’s note: This article initially published Nov. 24 in the Commandant’s Bulletin Magazine. The town of Valdez, Alaska, fell behind the U.S. tanker Williamsburgh. Full of oil, the ship headed for ...

The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian’s Office’s Long Blue Line ...

On April 9, 1940, Germany’s occupation of Denmark, in conjunction with its invasion of Norway, marked a turning point in the U.S. Government’s relationship to the war in Europe. Suddenly, America’s ...

The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian’s Office’s Long Blue Line ...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated on Feb. 24, 2026 to include guidance for Ombudsman. Coast Guard funding lapsed at 12:00 a.m. EST on Saturday, Feb. 14, after an appropriations measure was ...

The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian’s Office’s Long Blue Line ...