The Ensign magazine is the official publication of the United States Power Squadrons (or USPS).

[1] Most articles are written by USPS members, and all are edited by a professional staff.

Regular columns and departments in The Ensign are Author Marlin Bree has twice won the West Marine Writer's Award, the top writing award from Boating Writers International, for feature articles published in The Ensign.

[2] He won the 2004 award for "A Solo Sailor Meets His Storm of the Century: The Day All Hell Broke Loose," which appeared in the June 2003 issue.

Bree also won the 2008 award for "The Old Man and the Inland Sea," which was published in the January–February 2007 issue.