Category: News
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The Academy Introduction Mission (AIM)
Home / Admissions / AIM AIM Summer Program Lazy summers are for lazy people, not you. You’re driven to do something greater. The Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) is a one-week summer program where you’ll immerse yourself in Academy life. AIM is exclusively for students entering their senior year of high school and is regarded as the most realistic of…
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The USCGC EAGLE Soars
The 295-foot barque EAGLE is the flagship of the U.S. Coast Guard. She serves as a training vessel for cadets at the Coast Guard Academy and candidates from the Officer Candidate School. The EAGLE is the only active-duty sailing vessel in America’s military, and one of only two commissioned sailing vessels, along with the USS Constitution. Training on EAGLE…
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New SOP Issued
A new Standard Operating Procedure for the AuxScout program, dated 15 JAN 2026, has been released and can be downloaded from our site. All Youth Programs Staff, and AuxScout Staff Officers at all levels are strongly encouraged to read and understand this new procedure. This SOP codifies the information from the Letter of Intent which…
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Coast Guard Tech Talk: Understanding Electronic Nautical Charts and Their Uses
Please register for our March 2025 Coast Guard Tech Talk on 25 March 2025 at 9pmET/8pmCT/7pmMT/6pmPT on the Zoom Webinar link below: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O4GjDOXISBCmchHq7stLMQ Our speaker is Mr. Edwin Martin. He currently serves on the National Staff of the Prevention Directorate as the Division Chief, Navigation Systems. Managing the Private Aids to Navigation, Chart Updating, and Bridge…
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Coast Guard Tech Talk – 08/27: Lessons Learned from Boating Accidents
Please join us for our August 2024 Coast Guard Tech Talk Table on 27 August 2024 at 9pmET/8pmCT/7pmMT/6pmPT on the Zoom Webinar link below https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84860848064?pwd=ILVeQ4GGVc5pnuTUWsIbXKmsN4PRL6.1 Our speaker is Robin Pope, Ph.D., PA-C, FAWM, currently serves as Deputy Director of the USCG Auxiliary’s Recreational Boating Safety Outreach Directorate. Dr. Pope has more than 3 decades of…
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Coast Guard Tech Talk – 7/23: US Coast Guard Helicopters
Please join us for our July 2024 Coast Guard Tech Talk Table on 23 July 2024 at 9pmET/8pmCT/7pmMT/6pmPT on the Zoom Webinar link below https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87587197729?pwd=3T3ZLUaPTsbXyTE9eG2zY5cG7seOCt.1 Our speaker is Douglas Grove, Product Support Manager, USCG Program. Before joining Airbus Helicopters, Douglas retired from the USCG in 2023 after 30 years of service, 28 of which were…
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Coast Guard Tech Talk – 6/25: Satellites and Weather
Please join us for our June 2024 Coast Guard Tech Talk Table on 25 June 2024 at 9pmET/8pmCT/7pmMT/6pmPT on the Zoom Webinar link below https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83378565063?pwd=Drtf8hxSAabF95CgVNCyXa7BqN00xB.1 Weather satellites and their importance in weather forecasting and what information weather satellites can provide. Our speaker is Mr. Ian Zelo, Deputy Chief – Satellite Products and Services DivisionOffice of…
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Coast Guard Tech Talk – 5/28: AUXPAD—Paddle Safe: Evidence Based Padding Safety from the American Canoe Association, Part 2
Please join us for our May 2024 Coast Guard Tech Talk Table on 28 May 2024 at 9pmET/8pmCT/7pmMT/6pmPT on the Zoom Webinar link below https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81260414525?pwd=HdGa396CgNwJQkWtEJFTIUDAgglfky.1 This is a continuation of April’s Coast Guard Tech Talk which can be found on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/MYgfMZPN2AM. Our speaker is Robin Pope, Ph.D., PA-C, FAWM, currently serves as Deputy…