Cuttermen scrub down the cutter Bainbridge Island (WPB-1343)

Don’t Let the Salt Build Up

By Lieutenant James Martin, U.S. Coast Guard
November 2019
Strong leaders must not “let the salt build up” among their crew by embodying a culture of servant leadership, discipline, and respect on board their ships.
Sailors man a safety line as Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) stand fast on the stern gate during Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC) operations

2019 General Prize Essay Contest

Funded by Andrew and Barbara Taylor
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The Challenge: “Dare to write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to national defense.”

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