August 4, 2015, From the first lifesaving stations on the shores of Massachusetts where crewmen rowed small, wooden boats into overpowering surf in hopes of rescuing people from storm-battered ships to the Coast Guard’s newest, largest and most technologically advanced 418-foot national security cutters designed to conduct multiple Coast Guard missions around the world, … [Read more...]

COAST GUARD AIR STATION NORTH BEND, Ore., Aug. 4, 2015 – An Olympic-length triathlon swim is just under a mile -- 0.9 miles to be exact. A Coast Guard rescue swimmer completed a triathlon swim of a different nature and saved four lives July 21, 2015. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Darren Harrity, an aviation survival technician assigned here, swam a total of 0.99 … [Read more...]

July 17, 2015, Petty Officer 1st Class Pam Boehland - At the concrete pier in Staten Island, New York, Petty Officer 1st Class Melissa Polson stands aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle and instructs a cadet on how to belay a pin. She tells him where to put his wrist, how to hold tension on the line, and how she wants the finished product to look. When he steps back … [Read more...]

by LT Stephanie Young, June 17 - For more than two centuries, the U.S. Coast Guard has harnessed innovations and leveraged new capabilities to ensure safety, security and stewardship across the maritime domain. In continuing a proud history of responding to the nation’s maritime needs, the Coast Guard has fully embraced a new operating domain - cyberspace. The Coast … [Read more...]

PA1 David J. Schuhlein, April 22, 2015 - Are you active on social media? Are you a collateral duty public affairs officer? Are you part of the leadership at your unit? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need a copy of the newest social media handbook! The Coast Guard’s Social Media Team has officially released the 2015 Social Media Handbook for … [Read more...]