Coast Guard honored with DHS's first Outstanding Unit Award Story by MyCG In one of his final actions while in office, the former Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf established the Department of Homeland Security Outstanding Unit Award and presented the new award to the United States Coast Guard Jan. 11. The new DHS Outstanding Unit Award is a Department-level award, presented by the DHS secretary, similar to those presented by the secretaries of Defense and Transportation. The award recognizes units whose meritorious actions and operational impact distinguish them above the level of service unit commendation, in our case the Coast Guard Unit Commendation. “This award is a testament to the hard work and resiliency of every member of our Service,” said Admiral Karl Schultz. “I am proud of your sustained courage and determination in the face of both challenge and adversity. You are the reason we are the world’s best Coast Guard. Semper Paratus!” Acting Secretary Wolf presented the award to the Coast Guard in recognition of the Service’s courage, resourcefulness, and professionalism demonstrated from August 2017 to November 2020. The award recognizes the Coast Guard for: • Saving or assisting over 13,000 lives across four extremely active hurricane seasons, beginning with the devastating 2017 season and major hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and ending with the record-setting 2020 season, the most active Atlantic Basin hurricane season in recorded history. • Supporting the Department’s response following the declaration of a national emergency along the southwest border. Additionally, securing our nation’s borders through record levels of at-sea drug interdictions, seizing 1.3 million pounds of cocaine and detaining 1,856 suspected smugglers for criminal prosecution. • Swiftly responding to the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring the safe disembarkation of over 250,000 cruise ship passengers and 90,000 crew members from 125 vessels. • Demonstrating exceptional resiliency while continuing to “stand the watch” through the 35-day partial government lapse in FY-2019 appropriations that left Coast Guard women and men without pay. As this is a new award, final policy, eligibility, manner of wear, and guidance on acquiring the new ribbon are still being developed. Additional guidance will be promulgated by the Personnel Service Center and announced on MyCG once available. � Home access to DoD365 – just need your computer and a CAC reader! Story by Lt. Ed Costa, CG-6 You can now access DoD365 from your personal computer. Your Outlook email, Teams, OneDrive documents and other collaboration tools are now right at your fingertips, and completely secure, without even logging into VDI or VPN. Reservists and Mac users, this one’s for you too! This enhancement is a significant milestone in the Coast Guard’s tech revolution. And there’s more coming in the near future. Within a few months, you’ll also be able to access DoD365 from your government-furnished smartphone or tablet. In the meantime, here’s how to access DoD365 Online from your personal computer. Trust us, it’s easy! 1. Make sure you have a CAC reader—any standard CAC reader should work. 2. It is highly recommended you install the Microsoft Edge web browser on your personal computer (including on a Mac) for the most consistent results. 3. Using Edge, visit https://portal. apps.mil from a trusted Mac or a PC. 4. Once there, you will see two prompts. For Microsoft, enter your full Coast Guard email address. For Global Directory Services, enter your CAC credentials. 5. You’ll find yourself on the Microsoft DoD365 Office Home screen. All of your available web applications are in the left-hand The Office of Boat Forces congratulates the graduates from the above courses, and encourage those that require training to register as soon as possible. Keep up the great work, and stay “Ready, Relevant and Responsive.” Bravo Zulu to ALL!! (Note: When you're done or just need to step away from your computer for an pane, like Teams, Outlook, One Drive, OneNote, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, SharePoint Online, and more. extended period of time, close your browser to maintain DoD365 Online security. Simply removing your CAC will not end the session.) � Issue 1 • 2022 � RESERVIST 33
