The Long Blue Line (SUMMER 2021)
Quarterly magazine for retirees of the Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
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<strong>SUMMER</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Managing Editor: Drew Forster<br />
Graphic Designer: Scott McGuire<br />
Contributing Writer: William H.<br />
Thiesen, Ph.D.<br />
Chief of the Mess: MCPOCG Vincent<br />
W. Patton, Ed.D., USCG (Ret.)<br />
PUBLISHER:<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Line</strong> is published<br />
quarterly by the National Coast<br />
Guard Museum Association,<br />
78 Howard Street, Suite A, New<br />
London, CT 06320<br />
ADVERTISING:<br />
Pentagon Publishing, Inc. 2342 Oak<br />
Rd, Snellville, GA 30078<br />
Contact Rob Powers<br />
rob@pentagon-usa.us<br />
703.828.6414<br />
PAST ISSUES:<br />
Current and past issues of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Long</strong><br />
<strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Line</strong> (formerly <strong>The</strong> Retiree<br />
Newsletter) are accessible at: www.<br />
dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/retnews/<br />
where you can also subscribe for<br />
e-distribution of this newsletter<br />
and other important retiree<br />
communications.<br />
Coast Guard Distribution Lists can<br />
be found at the USCG Public Affairs<br />
News Room at: www.news.uscg.mil.<br />
ON THE COVER:<br />
LTJG Nikki Barnes & Lara Dallman-<br />
Weiss just after crossing the<br />
finish line at <strong>2021</strong> 470 Worlds<br />
in Vilamoura, Portugal, where<br />
they secured their nomination to<br />
represent the USA at the Tokyo<br />
Summer Games.<br />
Photo: Dominik Matesa / Candidate<br />
Sailing<br />
INSIDE THIS ISSUE<br />
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IMPORTANT REMINDERS:<br />
Building the National Coast Guard Museum:<br />
Thank you to those answering the call<br />
National Retiree Council Co-Chairs<br />
Message from the Director<br />
Coast Guard Pre-Retiree Information:<br />
How to apply for your retired pay & survivor benefit plan guide<br />
Reunions, Notices & Items<br />
of Interest<br />
COVER STORY | Sailing into the Olympics: Nikki<br />
Barnes aims for gold in the summer Olympics<br />
Inside the Exhibits: A glimpse into the National Coast<br />
Guard Museum's STEM Discovery Center<br />
Coast Guard Aviation Association is Presented<br />
the Alexander Hamilton Award<br />
Welcome Aboard: RADM Richard W. Schneider, Ph. D.,<br />
USCGR (Ret.), President Emeritus, Norwich University<br />
New London Re-certified as Connecticut's<br />
Coast Guard City<br />
Portraits of Service: Coast Guard retiree profiles<br />
Retirement Notices<br />
TAPS Notices<br />
Dept. of Veteran Affairs: Re-adjudication of some<br />
veteran and survivor claims<br />
DoD: Uniformed services identification card expiration<br />
policy guidance<br />
CG Pay & Personnel Center, Retiree &<br />
Annuitant Services (PPC-RAS)<br />
CG Pay & Personnel Center, Retiree & Annuitant<br />
Services (PPC-RAS) - Directory Assistance & Other<br />
Important Phone Numbers & Websites<br />
Find all of this content at longblueline.org<br />
• CHANGES TO RETIREE & ANNUITANT MAILING/EMAIL ADDRESSES: <strong>The</strong> CG Retiree Services Program<br />
Manager, Mr. Robert Hinds, does NOT have the capability to change mailing/e-mail addresses in Direct Access<br />
(DA). Retirees & Annuitants may change their mailing/e-mail addresses by accessing their DA Self-Service account<br />
at https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/ppc/ras/gp/ or by contacting CG PPC at 866-772-8724, e-mail: ppc-dg-customercare@<br />
uscg.mil<br />
• USCG/PHS/NOAA INPUT FOR LONG BLUE LINE: Submit input to Robert Hinds, Robert.C.Hinds@uscg.mil.<br />
Deadline for input for <strong>The</strong> <strong>Long</strong> <strong>Blue</strong> <strong>Line</strong> Fall (October) <strong>2021</strong> is 20 August <strong>2021</strong>.<br />
Neither the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) nor the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) endorse the National Coast<br />
Guard Museum Association, Inc., or any other non-federal entity. Further, neither DHS nor the USCG endorse or support<br />
the products or services advertised in this newsletter, the organizations advertising in this newsletter, or the statements<br />
of any non- U.S. Coast Guard contributors for this newsletter.<br />
4 <strong>SUMMER</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
THE LONG BLUE LINE
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