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The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: This is the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's story about deploying to the Persian Gulf for buoy tender operations

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

Coast Guard members and units, and its predecessor services, have served with distinction in every major American conflict. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), which began in 2003, proved no exception to this rule.

TSA offers tips for traveling with small pets through the security checkpoint at PDX during spring break and year round

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

With the spring break travel period upon us, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is expecting to see a marked increase in the number of pets brought to the security checkpoint at Portland International Airport (PDX).

TSA recruiting Federal Air Marshals in Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is hiring additional women and men to serve as Federal Air Marshals.

The Long Blue Line: The Baker Twins—Re-searching the first female Coasties - or were they?

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

Who were the Baker Twins? Were they truly among the first uniformed women in the Coast Guard? Did they even serve in the military during World War I?

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Holly Harrison—Operation Iraqi Freedom Combat Veteran and Bronze Star Recipient

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

As with any meaningful career, that of Holly R. Harrison reflects her hard work and devotion to duty.

Retirees, you may be entitled to more pay

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

Attention retirees! You may be entitled to higher pay as a result of an expansion in the National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA).

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: “Tip of the Spear” Coast Guard Cutter Adak combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

The maritime conditions of Iraq and the Persian Gulf can greatly limit how large naval vessels and warships operate. Because of this as well as the U.S. Navy’s lack of in-shore patrol craft, a large part of the Navy’s request for Coast Guard assistance in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) centered on the service’s shallow-draft patrol boats.

Could a handheld device help the Coast Guard avoid getting lost in translation?

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

The Coast Guard will soon start testing a portable language translator to help crews communicate with non-English speakers during rescues, patrols, and investigative missions.

How a Coast Guard storekeeper explored what’s possible with data

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

As responders scoured the Southern California coastline, monitoring the environmental impacts from the Huntington Beach oil spill in October 2021, the Coast Guard finance team back in the command post obsessed over data.

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Combat Operations of Port Security Units during Operation Iraqi Freedom

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

In 2003’s Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Coast Guard vessels and land-based personnel brought many vital capabilities to the theater of operations, including port security units (PSUs).

Coast Guard Reserve Component Action Plan released

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

The Coast Guard Reserve Component has released the Reserve Component Action Plan (RCAP).

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: PATFORSWA—largest USCG unit outside U.S. territory

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

Naval operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) began with the U.S. Navy in the summer of 2002.

Calling all sharpshooters! Now’s the time to shoot competitively

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

Are you a good shot? Did you know there is a Coast Guard program to help you compete at military and civilian marksmanship matches?

Civilians: Annual performance ratings due by April 30

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

It’s time to close out civilians’ performance year and prepare for the next one.

The Long Blue Line - 20 Years OIF: Coast Guard combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom

By Homeland Newswire Report | Apr 3, 2023

As in so many American conflicts, Coast Guard units and personnel in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) performed several missions including escort duty, force protection, maritime interdiction operations (MIO), and aids-to-navigation (ATON) work.