The Coast Guard's newest ensigns await their diplomas during the 131st commencement exercise May 16, 2012, in New London , Conn. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.

Congratulations to the Class of 2012!

Written by Chief Warrant Officer Kimberly R. Smith, Coast Guard Academy Public Affairs. With the graduation of the class of 2012, another year passes at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. But with this class and institution, as with the Coast [...]


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Leadership: From the ball field to the barracks

When Cadet 1st Class Hayley Feindel was in high school and it came time to decide her future, she – like many students – couldn’t narrow down what she wanted to do with her life. That all changed in 2005 [...]


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Leadership for the Arctic

Written by U.S. Coast Guard Academy public affairs. Warming temperatures have had a dramatic effect on the Arctic recently. Many reports indicate ship traffic through the Bering Strait nearly doubled from 2009 to 2010, and the debut of offshore oil [...]


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Spectrum helps CGA produce leaders of character

With contributions from Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi. Following the September 2011 repeal of the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy governing the service of gay and lesbian members, cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy established [...]


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Sky is no longer the limit

Written by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi. More than 100 cadets sat eagerly waiting while NASA’s live video stream played out on the screen in front of the small auditorium. On Jan. 24, members of the Coast Guard Academy‘s [...]


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Honoring our profession: The long blue line

Do you know the traditions of those who have gone before you? So was the question posed to cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy by the Coast Guard Commandant himself, Adm. Bob Papp. In a speech to the [...]


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CGA develops leaders in the STEM field

March is Women’s History Month. In honor of the many contributions women have made to the history of our service, we bring you the stories of the female leaders of the Coast Guard. This week, we are highlighting female cadets [...]


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History: Women at the Coast Guard Academy

Post written by Scott Price, Coast Guard historian The recent Compass post on the selection of Rear Adm. Sandra L. Stosz as the next superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy marked a historic occasion but brought up some questions on the [...]


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First female service academy superintendent named

Update: Paragraph four has been corrected to reflect that the U.S. Coast Guard Academy was the first military service academy to accept women in 1976. Earlier today, the Coast Guard announced that Rear Adm. Sandra Stosz will be the first [...]


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Coast Guard and Morgan State partner for diversity initiative

As future leaders of the Coast Guard, cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) find themselves uniquely poised to begin their selfless service to others, and for one particular academy team, their service began with tackling the issue [...]


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