
The US Naval Institute annually devotes a good portion of their August issue of Proceedings, to the Coast Guard, including publication of prize winning Essays. We will talk about some of the content later, but you can take a look at the latest issue here.
If you are not a member (shame on you), you will not be able to see all the content but some of it is available to non-members and you will be able to see at least the lead-ins.