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 ...

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 ...

Coast Guard advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have a new address: the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. The Center, which opens this fall at the U.S. Coast Guard ...

On Sept. 11, 2001, then-Lt. Mike Day was piloting a borrowed boat in New York Harbor when the attacks cut off Lower Manhattan in smoke and chaos. Communications were failing. Bridges and tunnels were ...

The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) is looking to fill several senior criminal investigator positions. Act now: the USAJobs announcement just posted. Current federal criminal investigators ...

The Coast Guard is acquiring a new training center on the campus of Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) in Birmingham, Alabama, to expand the workforce and meet critical mission needs. The first ...

May 16-22 is National Safe Boating Week (NSBW), and with boating season on the horizon, it’s important to remember how to be safe on the water. Here are six safety tips for recreational boaters: There ...

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 Coast Guard delivered a year of historic operational success in 2025, as missions ranging from record-setting drug interdictions in the Eastern Pacific to challenging foreign vessels in the Arctic ...

The United States Coast Guard proactively adapts to a rapidly changing world through Force Design 2028, a bold initiative to modernize the Service’s organizational structure and enhance mission ...

The Coast Guard has updated Special Duty Pay (SDP) and Assignment Pay (AP) lists for Fiscal Year 2026. Although a $1 million reduction in funding has resulted in decreases at some pay levels, two new ...