Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Police Week–Coast Guard law enforcers lost in the line of duty

Each May during Police Week, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the United States and several foreign countries muster in the nation’s capital to pay tribute to fellow peace officers who have fallen in the line of duty. For an entire week, the law enforcement community honors their sacrifice and service through a series of

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Ensign Charles Duke and seizure of rum runner Greypoint

 Ensign Charles L. Duke, a native of Norfolk, Va., was sworn in as a temporary ensign on Aug. 26, 1925, during a period of dramatic growth for the Coast Guard after the start of Prohibition. He resigned his commission nine years later at the end of Prohibition and transferred to the Navy Reserve." data-image-description=""

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Stone-Coast Guard Aviator #1 sets the record 100 years ago

  Coast Guard aviators have always been at the forefront of technological change and put themselves in harm’s way to complete the mission. Some have risked their lives to pioneer the development of the helicopter, and the rescue swimmer program; others have served as astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program. Coast Guard aviation

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard geography lesson – Districts Areas

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Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: McCormick & Thetis—the Coast Guard’s forgotten sub-killers

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Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Reliance—historic, revolutionary and OPC namesake

This black and white photo shows newly the commissioned Reliance (WMEC-615) with an HH-52 helicopter landing on its helicopter pad and davits down with one of its small boats deployed. Notice the lack of smokestack and paint scheme pre-dating the Racing Stripe or “U.S. Coast Guard” paint schemes. U.S. Coast Guard photo." data-image-description=""

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Training Ship Chase—the first Coast Guard Academy

Majestic photo of the Chase under full sail well into the barque’s career as the Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction. U.S. Coast Guard collection. Sailing barque Salmon P. Chase replaced the Dobbin as the Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction training vessel in 1878 and served through 1907. U.S. Coast Guard Collection. The

Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The Great New England Hurricane—the services’ last battle before the war

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Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Unalaska’s lost cutterman Charles Moulthrope and the Commodore Perry

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Feb. 9, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Rennie Brothers—a Scottish-American Coast Guard story of World War II

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