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Enterprise Victim Advocate Travels to Miami to Listen

Capt. Laura Collins, U.S. Coast Guard, retired, the Service’s Enterprise Victim Advocate (EVA), traveled to Air Station Miami to connect with stakeholders to hear a wide range of viewpoints. Her role is to advance efforts to address sexual assault and sexual harassment issues within the workforce, and ensure the Service supports victims of harmful behaviors.

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Among the attendees at the Fiscal Year 2023 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Honorary Acquisition Program Management Awards are, from left: Debra Cox, executive director of the DHS Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management; Rear Adm. Chad Jacoby, Coast Guard assistant commandant for acquisition and chief acquisition officer; and Joseph Wawro, executive director of the DHS Joint Requirements Council. DHS photo.

Coast Guard acquisition excellence honored at DHS awards ceremony

Six members of the Coast Guard workforce were honored for superior performance during fiscal year 2023 with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Honorary Acquisition Program Management Awards. The annual awards recognize individuals and teams who have demonstrated the highest level of professional excellence in attaining acquisition program success.

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Deckplate Diplomats Part I: Training Center Yorktown’s International Mobile Training Branch

So, your Coast Guard needs detailed, quality training. Who you gonna call? For the U.S. Coast Guard’s partner nations, that’s when you call Training Center Yorktown’s Mobile Training Branch (MTB). The MTB dispatches Mobile Training Teams (MTT) packed with Coast Guard subject matter experts internationally to export the U.S. Coast Guard’s training curriculum.

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton’s (WMSL 753) qualified Officer of the Deck boatswain’s mates pose for a photo with Hamilton’s commanding officer, Capt. Justin Carter, middle, while at sea in Eastern Pacific, March 13, 2024. Hamilton recently had 13 crewmembers qualified as underway OODs, four of whom were boatswain's mates (BM). Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Voutour, Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Anderson, Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Kass, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Figueroa earned their qualification letters, completing an advancement requirement for Chief Petty Officer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by LTJG Ray Corniel)

The Training Path from Coxswain to Conn

Ryan Kass began his Coast Guard career as a seaman assigned to CGC Hamilton in 2019. He had his sights set high and swiftly began working on his various qualifications. But a big cutter means big responsibility – and plenty of critical training.

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April 10, 2024

The Gift of Life: An Organ Transplant Recipient's Story

SECCEN, Chesapeake, Va. — April is “National Donate Life Month,” an observance focusing national attention on the need and importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation. Hear from one Coast Guard civilian employee who received "the gift of life" in 2023.

Ensign Jonathan Myette handing off parts in front of LC-130 aircraft.

April 10, 2024

From Cali to Kiwi: A LOG-X Travelogue

AIR MOVEMENTS CHRISTCHURCH, Christchurch, NZ — What happens when a Coast Guard Cutter needs critical parts...in Antarctica? That's where LOG-X, the Expeditionary Logistics Division of the Coast Guard’s Operational Logistics Command, comes in.

Feb. 7, 2024

USCG Members Compete at 2024 IKA Culinary Olympics

STUTTGART, Germany — Two USCG members showed off their culinary skills as part of the U.S. Army Culinary Arts Team (USACAT) competing at the IKA Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Feb. 6, 2024

Bravo Zulu: 2023 Naval Engineering Award Winners

WASHINGTON, DC — Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Naval Engineering Awards!

CG-FAC-2, TCY MTSM Staff, LNG experts from PHMSA,
& eight Sector/MSU virtual attendees. Group photo standing in front of presentation screen.

Feb. 6, 2024

FORCECOM Bright Spot: Liquid Natural Gas Training

YORKTOWN, Va. — Critical training provided to eight units on safety hazards and risk-mitigation associated with Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) facilities.

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