Mission Support Blog

Sept. 11, 2024

Suicide Prevention Month Webinar Recording: Mental Health & Your Security Clearance

On 3 Sep 2024, HSWL's Behavioral Health Services Division kicked off Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and invited DCMS-34 to host a webinar on “Mental Health and Your Security Clearance.”

Sept. 6, 2024

GMs Effecting Positive Change throughout the Coast Guard

Have you ever been out in the field and gotten frustrated with a Coast Guard process? We’ve all been there. Hear how a small group of Coast Guard GMs and CWOs in FORCECOM found themselves asking that same question and decided to take action.

Sept. 6, 2024

Key Bridge Response 2024: An Inside Look from Three Response Team Members

In the early hours of 26 March 2024, Merchant Vessel Dali, a 984-foot containership collided with the I-695 Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, which resulted in eight persons in the water, severe damage and grounding of the vessel, catastrophic collapse of the bridge into the Patapsco River, and complete obstruction of the federal navigational channel. Get an inside look from three Coast Guard members who responded to the incident.

Aug. 19, 2024

Introducing the 2024 Mission Support Leadership Team

Introducing the 2024 Mission Support Leadership Team

Aug. 16, 2024

FORCECOM Bright Spot: AI for Living Marine Resources

The Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center (NRFTC), Coast Guard Academy (CGA), and MIT Lincoln Laboratories (MIT LL) are partnering to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Automation, and Data Analytics into Living Marine Resources (LMR) operations.

July 16, 2024

Enterprise Victim Advocate Travels to Miami to Listen

Capt. Laura Collins, U.S. Coast Guard, retired, the Service’s Enterprise Victim Advocate (EVA), traveled to Air Station Miami to connect with stakeholders to hear a wide range of viewpoints. Her role is to advance efforts to address sexual assault and sexual harassment issues within the workforce, and ensure the Service supports victims of harmful behaviors.

July 5, 2024

Coast Guard acquisition excellence honored at DHS awards ceremony

Six members of the Coast Guard workforce were honored for superior performance during fiscal year 2023 with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Honorary Acquisition Program Management Awards. The annual awards recognize individuals and teams who have demonstrated the highest level of professional excellence in attaining acquisition program success.

July 5, 2024

Deckplate Diplomats Part I: Training Center Yorktown’s International Mobile Training Branch

So, your Coast Guard needs detailed, quality training. Who you gonna call? For the U.S. Coast Guard’s partner nations, that’s when you call Training Center Yorktown’s Mobile Training Branch (MTB). The MTB dispatches Mobile Training Teams (MTT) packed with Coast Guard subject matter experts internationally to export the U.S. Coast Guard’s training curriculum.

June 25, 2024

The Training Path from Coxswain to Conn

Ryan Kass began his Coast Guard career as a seaman assigned to CGC Hamilton in 2019. He had his sights set high and swiftly began working on his various qualifications. But a big cutter means big responsibility – and plenty of critical training.

June 25, 2024

Bravo Zulu: 2023 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Security Enterprise Professional Awards

Congratulation to the U.S. Coast Guard winners of the 2023 DHS Security Enterprise Professional Awards!

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