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The Coast Guard established the Ancient Mariner Award in 1978 to honor the officer and enlisted cuttermen who personify the dedication and professionalism associated with long service at sea and have held the distinction of cutterman longer than any other officer or enlisted member.

The National Coast Guard Museum is on the rise! Fifth floor framing is almost complete. Next week? THE ROOF! Big news: the 5th floor is almost framed, and the next milestone is THE ROOF! Your National Coast Guard Museum is almost ready to top things off.

In 1926, the Coast Guard’s Loening OL-5 launched aviation for Prohibition interdiction, with Gloucester and Cape May air stations aiding cutters to counter rum-running.

Step right up (or down)! An emergency egress ladder well has been installed at YOUR National Coast Guard Museum. Safety first as construction progress continues!

It should come as no surprise that over 100 years ago a Coast Guard aviator was the first to pilot an aircraft across the Atlantic. Elmer Fowler Stone topped the list of applicants for the Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction class of 1913, a small group that would feature several distinguished graduates in the history of Coast Guard aviation.

Over the weekend, the 87-foot powerhouse CGC Razorbill moored up right next to the future home of the National Coast Guard Museum!

With the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the War on Terror set in motion dramatic changes to the Coast Guard.

Steel beam by steel beam, we’re climbing higher! Deck 3 is framed and Deck 4 is rising fast at YOUR National Coast Guard Museum. The view just keeps getting better!

The Coast Guard has a rich history of underwater operations. Since the early 1940s, the service has nurtured a diving capability that has become vital to modern Coast Guard missions.

That’s one BIG beam! The largest piece of steel in the National Coast Guard Museum project just went up — stretching 90 feet long and weighing in at 13.43 tons! This giant will run the entire length of the building from north to south, anchoring the bottom of Deck 3.