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Artemis III crew

Retired Marine colonel to lead NASA’s Artemis III mission

By Stephen Ruiz

Coast Guard Alaska Ranger rescue

How the most incredible Coast Guard cold-water rescue ever unfolded

By Stephen Ruiz

How the Navy and Coast Guard frantically searched for Amelia Earhart

By Stephen Ruiz

U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew train as part of the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School (AHRS)

Coast Guard families are underreported victims of the Homeland Security shutdown

By Sara Jane Ginn

Why the Coast Guard is part of the Department of Homeland Security

By Stephen Ruiz

peanut butter shot

Why the ‘peanut butter’ shot is the most dreaded injection

By Tim Kirkpatrick

7 pranks that can only be done in the military

The Navy and Coast Guard are still finding mysterious ghost ships

This 12-year-old boy became a Navy hero in World War II

This 12-year-old boy became a Navy hero in World War II

A black-and-white photo of a soldier sitting on a wooden post in a grassy area. He is wearing a military uniform with rolled-up sleeves, a hat, and ammunition belts across his chest. The soldier is smoking a cigarette and has a canteen and a rolled-up item attached to his belt. Behind him, there is a tarp covering some equipment or supplies, with dense foliage in the background.

This could be the origin of the ‘lucky cigarette’

garrison veteran

5 reasons to remember the garrison veteran, especially on Veterans Day

By Uncle Walkie

An older retired sailor stands next to a younger sailor in uniform.

8 reasons why everyone knows you were in the military

By Blake Stilwell

military life hacks

7 key military life hacks that matter in civilian life

When the Coast Guard saved New York from a huge blast during WWII

suicide prevention

Restoring honor and releasing the shame of suicide

military service

The top 6 reasons civilians back out of military service

4 missions of the military working dog

This MOH recipient reenlisted to avenge his brother’s death

This MOH recipient reenlisted to avenge his brother’s death

By Jessica Evans

rum runner during prohibition

The only criminal executed by the Coast Guard was a Prohibition-era rum runner

coast guard birthday

Celebrate the US Coast Guard’s birthday with these fun facts

By Jessica Evans