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“Lifelines” by Ken Smith. U.S. Coast Guard Art Collection.

Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: Ken Smith, George Gray Award winner

The Long Blue Line: the Nation’s first fleet, today’s Offshore Patrol Cutters

The Long Blue Line: the Nation’s first fleet, today’s Offshore Patrol Cutters

President Trump’s birthday message to the Coast Guard

President Trump’s birthday message to the Coast Guard

#CG227: Advancing equality in the weapons specialty

#CG227: Advancing equality in the weapons specialty

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Spotlight: 3-D Printing

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Spotlight: 3-D Printing

USCGC JOSHUA APPLEBY is taking over our Instagram this week! https://www.instag...

Today we're celebrating #WomensEqualityDay and the accomplishments of all the wo...

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#OTD in 2005: #HurricaneKatrina made landfall-- one of the largest Coast Guard r...

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An U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak member and his wife welcomed their son Pe...

Buddy checks! We make sure our fellow shipmates stay safe during drills and actu...

#OTD 1994: The Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Sea and the Canadian Coast Guard Shi...

Head to Coast Guard Alaska to follow along with Buoy Tender Roundup this week!

U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco rescued 2 people after a plane crashe...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett are our serv...

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Happy #NationalAviationDay! Enjoy this special rendition of our service song pl...

#OTD in 2005: United States Coast Guard Barque EAGLE helped to rescue nearly 100...

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Maintaining and strengthening mission excellence is a key priority for Coast Gua...

...every once in a while someone is out there without hope, desperately praying for their life & we get to be the answer #USCG

I take all the responsibility, all the risks, all the hardships that my office would call upon me to take. Capt Michael Healy, USRCS, 1896

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The lighthouse & lightship appeal to the interests & better instinct of man because they are symbolic of never-ceasing watchfulness GRPutnam

#USCG Happy 220th Birthday! Thank you!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-SjW7t113Y Vice Adm. Brice-O'Hara

The #USCG is a shining example of how well a Federal agency can perform with its flexibility, speed, and expertise. Rep Russ Carnahan MO

CGQuote: I do not steer by any man’s compass but my own. -Captain Michael Healy, USRCS, USCGC Bear, 1896 #USCG

CGQuote: Adaptability is synonymous with the operations of the United States Coast Guard.” - Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN #USCG

CGQuote: I will ensure that my superiors rest easy with the knowledge that I am on the helm, no matter what the conditions.-Surfman's Creed

A few armed vessels,judiciously stationed at the entrances of our ports,might at a small expense be made useful sentinels of laws-AHamilton

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