Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Bobby Wilks, Aviator and Minority Trailblazer

Cmdr. Bobby Wilks at the controls of a Coast Guard rotary-wing aircraft. U.S. Coast Guard Collection." data-image-description="Cmdr. Bobby Wilks at the controls of a Coast Guard rotary-wing aircraft. U.S. Coast Guard Collection."

Feb. 17, 2022

You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life, and the procedure, the process, is its own reward. – Pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart Official Coast Guard photograph of Vice Commandant Vivien S. Crea in dress blue uniform. U.S. Coast Guard Collection. Official Co

A pre-war photograph of civil engineer Joseph Jenkins on the job for the Michigan State Highway Department. U.S. Coast Guard photo." data-image-description="A pre-war photograph of civil engineer Joseph Jenkins on the job for the Michigan State Highway Department. U.S. Coast Guard photo."

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Vivien Crea—aviator, leader and trailblazer for women in the military

You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life, and the procedure, the process, is its own reward. – Pioneering aviator Amelia EarhartOfficial Coast Guard photograph of Vice Commandant Vivien S. Crea in dress blue uniform. U.S. Coast Guard Collection." data-image-description="Official Coast Guard photograph of

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: A brief history of women’s service in the Coast Guard

Lighthouse Keeper Ida Lewis, titled “The Bravest Woman in America,” for all the water rescues she accomplished while serving as keeper. All photos from U.S. Coast Guard Collection." data-image-description="Lighthouse Keeper Ida Lewis, titled “The Bravest Woman in America,” for all the water rescues she accomplished while serving as keeper. All

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Ida Lewis “The Bravest Woman in America”

A commemorative painting from the Coast Guard Collection depicting Ida Lewis’s 1881 Gold Lifesaving Medal rescue. Coast Guard Collection." data-image-description="A commemorative painting from the Coast Guard Collection depicting Ida Lewis’s 1881 Gold Lifesaving Medal rescue. Coast Guard Collection."

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: “Plan One, Acknowledge” and the Coast Guard’s military baptism of fire

“Were such a reminder necessary, I feel sure that the splendid record of its forbear, the Revenue-Cutter Service, in all the previous wars in which this country has engaged, would serve as an incentive to the officers and men of the present Coast Guard to maintain unsullied its past reputation for heroic deeds in battling the Nation’s

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: 50th anniversary of the Coast Guard racing stripe

Photograph of French-born industrial designer Raymond Loewy, posing with one of his industrial designs—the streamline locomotive. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress." data-image-description="Photograph of French-born industrial designer Raymond Loewy, posing with one of his industrial designs—the streamline locomotive. Photo courtesy of Library

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Howell Cobb

Photograph of Howell Cobb early in his political career before the Civil War. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress." data-image-description="Photograph of Howell Cobb early in his political career before the Civil War. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress."

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Rogue cutter James Madison and first Coast Guard POWs

President James Madison, namesake of Savannah’s revenue cutter. Photo courtesy of Library of Virginia, Richmond." data-image-description="President James Madison, namesake of Savannah’s revenue cutter. Photo courtesy of Library of Virginia, Richmond."

Feb. 17, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard’s Asian American Pacific Islander history

A rare photo showing Asian and Pacific Island personnel aboard Cutter Bear. These personnel began to serve on West Coast cutters immediately after the Civil War. Coast Guard Collection." data-image-description=""