Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Master Chief Bell—minority pioneer, Pacific War hero and FRC namesake

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Florence Finch—Asian-American SPAR and FRC namesake dons uniform 75 years ago!

Of the thousands of women who have served with honor in the United States Coast Guard, one stands out for her bravery and devotion to duty.Asian American Florence Ebersole Finch was born in the Philippines in Santiago City. The daughter of a U.S. Army veteran and Filipino mother, she went to work for General Douglas Macarthur’s army intelligence

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Hail to the Chiefs!–100 years of Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers

In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the establishment the United States Coast Guard, a new military agency comprised of the former U.S. Life-Saving Service and former U.S. Revenue Cutter Service. The merger was similar to a second founding of the Service combining two federal maritime agencies, one serving from the coast and other

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Fighting Dorian—the deadly struggle of CG-6019 and a “Cat 6” hurricane

Cdr. Ace V. Castle, Public Affairs Officer, Coast Guard Atlantic Area — Image of Hurricane Dorian from a NOAA satellite as the storm hovers over The Bahamas on the morning of September 1, 2019. (NOAA)" data-image-description="Image of Hurricane Dorian from a NOAA satellite as the storm hovers over The Bahamas on the morning of September 1, 2019. (NOAA)"

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Royal Signalman Eddy Priestly and D-Day’s Saviors

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Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: The Tampa—a legacy of courage!

Very rare photograph of USS Tampa moored in Gibraltar Harbor during the cutter’s service as a convoy escort. (U. S. Navy)" data-image-description="Very rare photograph of USS Tampa moored in Gibraltar Harbor during the cutter’s service as a convoy escort. (U. S. Navy)"

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: BM1 Sutphin, Attack Transport Wood and bloody Saipan

Official Coast Guard photograph of Clarence Hamilton Sutphin, Jr., showing his youthful looks and blonde hair. (U.S. National Archives)" data-image-description="Official Coast Guard photograph of Clarence Hamilton Sutphin, Jr., showing his youthful looks and blonde hair. (U.S. National Archives)"

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Great Galveston Hurricane—Coast Guard’s first superstorm 120 years ago

This day crew pulled with Surf-Boat to “Pelican Flats” and resumed the task of burying the bodies of drowned persons and animals; burning, and burying twelve persons; and ten animals. Crew returned to City at 5 p.m.  -Keeper Edward Haines, Galveston Lifesaving Station,Sept. 17, 1900Chart showing the track of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. (Library

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard’s Anchorage Flag and early port security

The Coast Guard is known for having two official flags: the U.S. flag and the Coast Guard ensign. But as a maritime service, there are several flags that have flown over Coast Guard cutters and stations over the past 230 years. Many flags of the past are well known, such as the U.S. Lighthouse Service pennant or the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service

Feb. 7, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Mrs. Friedman—the Coast Guard’s “Cryptologist-in-Charge” and NSC namesake

Picture of Elizebeth Smith Friedman during her distinguished career as codebreaker for the Federal Government. (National Security Agency)" data-image-description="Picture of Elizebeth Smith Friedman during her distinguished career as codebreaker for the Federal Government. (National Security Agency)"