Editor’s Note: Media interested in attending can RSVP by emailing Jillian.R.Stuckey@uscg.mil by Tuesday, August 25 by 3 p.m. Please include full name, media affiliation, and contact information for base access.
YORKTOWN, Va. – Coast Guard Training Center will host a media day on August 28, to showcase their training and operations.
Who: Capt. Scott Rae, commanding officer of TRACEN Yorktown and Coast Guardsmen
What: Behind-the-scenes opportunity for media
When: Friday, August 28, 2026, 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Media should arrive by 7 a.m. for security processing and a safety briefing.)
Where: 1 U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Yorktown, VA 23690. Media staging in Thayer Hall in the Cuyahoga Conference Room.
This event offers local and regional media outlets a rare and educational opportunity to receive a tour of the training center, observe various training demonstrations and a graduation, enjoy lunch at the dining facility, and end the tour with a questions-and-answers session with Capt. Scott Rae, commanding officer of TRACEN Yorktown.
Additionally, media attending the event will have the opportunity to capture imagery during the visit and receive a media kit containing command biographies, event itinerary, a fact sheet, and access to high resolution photos/videos.
Please note: Due to installation security regulations, all media representatives must present valid government-issued Real ID or US Passport and official press credentials upon arrival. All equipment is subject to search.
For more information about TRACEN Yorktown, its mission, and the media day, please contact Lt. Jillian Stuckey Public Affairs Officer at (571) 608-1066 or Jillian.R.Stuckey@uscg.mil.
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