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U.S. Coast Guard Reserve

Port Security Unit 309 Underway

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Aarica Carrington, the instruction and testing officer at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Sheltra prepares to haul aboard a tow line after receiving a heaving line from a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew in the Port of Valdez, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2018. The Station Valdez crews conducted training that included search patterns and vessel towing.

Image of vessel salvage in Puerto Rico.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Lindsey Peters conducts duties as a health services technician at the Coast Guard Baltimore Clinic in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 8, 2013.

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A 3rd Class Petty Officer, a crewmember of Coast Guard Station Boston, is
underway aboard a 45-foot response boat during a security escort in Boston
Harbor. The station's crew escorted the Norwegian-flagged LNG (liquefied natural gas) tanker BW GDF
SUEZ Boston into a terminal in Boston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty
Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Oldham)

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A Coast Guard boat crew assists Bernard Jones (right) in safely getting to his house Tuesday, September 18, in Pollocksville, North Carolina. Jones and his family left their home before Hurricane Florence flooded the town, leaving many buildings completely submerged.

A Coast Guard Port Security Unit 308 transportable port security boat is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-5M Galaxy at Stennis International Airport. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson)

July 22, 2024

Empowering YOU through your mobilization cycle

Reservists: These insider's tips will make your next activation easier for you and your family.

July 16, 2024

ALCOAST 268/24 - UPDATE OF THE RESERVE FORCE READINESS SYSTEM INSTRUCTION

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July 16, 2024

ALCGRSV 036/24 - ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2024 (AY24) OFF-SEASON RESERVE ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUNIOR OFFICERS, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS, AND SENIOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL

Off-season assignment opportunities exist for qualified Reserve personnel. Shopping lists and

July 9, 2024

Reserve Supplemental Advancement Eligibility Lists for July 2024

The Reserve Supplemental Advancement Eligibility Lists for July 2024 (reflects requests processed

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