IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard Seaman Ryan Wittendorfer keeps a watchful eye out for navigation hazards and people in distress as his small boat patrols through flooded downtown Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Dis More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard crewmembers of the Disaster Area Response Team prepare for a patrol through flooded downtown Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response Teams from St. Louis, Mo. and St. More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Cummings attempts to start the engine of a small boat in the flooded downtown are of Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response Teams from S More
IOWA CITY -- IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Cummings navigates a small boat through flooded downtown Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response Teams from St. Louis, Mo. More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard crewmembers of the Disaster Area Response Team prepare a small boat for a patrol through the flooded downtown of Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response Teams from St. More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Weik prepares a small boat for a patrol through the flooded downtown of Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response Teams from St. Louis, Mo. More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard Seaman Ryan Wittendorfer navigates a small boat through flooded downtown Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response Teams from St. Louis, Mo. and St. Paul, Minn. were dep More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton Harts checks the straps securing the small boats of the Disaster Area Response Team outside of Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard crew members of a Disaster Area Response Team unload a small boat from a trailer for a patrol through the flooded downtown of Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response T More
IOWA CITY -- Coast Guard crewmember from the Disaster Area Response Team readies a small boat for a patrol through flooded downtown Coralville, Iowa, 12 June, 2008. Disaster Area Response Teams from St. Louis More
Oil skimming vessels, directed by the Mississippi River oil spill Unified Command, work to contain and clean up an oil discharge that occurred during the raising of the bow section of the barge DM 932 under the More
The bow section of the barge DM 932 aboard a work barge after it was raised by salvage crews under the Crescent City Connection Bridge, Saturday August 9. The barge was involved in a vessel collision July 23 a More
The stern section of the barge DM 932 is raised from the Mississippi River in New Orleans Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008. The bow section, raised August 9, can be seen in the foreground on the work barge awaiting the st More
Coast Guard personnel man the Incident Management Team to assist in the placement of Coast Guard assets and monitor port conditions in the anticipated of Hurricane Gustav. The IMT was set up August 30 as a prec More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Berryman watches storm clouds pass by at the Continuity of Operations location, Sept. 12, 2008. Berryman, a machinery technician from Memphis, Tenn., will be one of the first resp More
In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, crew members from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., prepare a radar for sling loading to the Harry Claiborne, moored in Galveston, Sept. 18, 2008. (Coast Guard photo/Petty More
In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, an Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., HH-60J helicopter crew sling loads a radar from Air Station Houston to the Harry Claiborne, moored in Galveston. (Coast Guard photo/Pe More
In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, supplies are off-loaded at Air Station Houston by Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., C-130 Ocean Sentry crew members, Sept. 18, 2008. Included in the supplies is a radar b More
Capt. Pauline Cook, deputy commander of Sector New Orleans gives a speech during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-agency project, Federal City, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 in New Orleans. Federal City More
Capt. Pauline Cook, deputy commander of Sector New Orleans, participates in the groundbreaking ceremony for the new mult-agency project, Federal City, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2008. (Coast Guard photo More
VENICE, La. -- Bruce Atkins, a member of the International Bird Rescue and Rehabilitation Center scans the shoreline of Southwest Pass, La. for birds that might be in distress as a result of an oil discharge fr More
Lt. j.g. Roy Cromer discusses the exercise scenario to a small boat crew from Mexican Navy ship Baja California during a role-playing training event aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba. The Mexican navy and More
(From left) Adm. Roy Nash, commander of the Eighth Coast Guard District and Janet Napolitano, secretary of Homeland Security, look out over the Mississippi River during a tour of the New Orleans port, Aug. 8, 2 More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Padgett double checks a buoy's placement against a paper chart aboard a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, on the Elizabeth River, More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Shore double checks a buoy's placement against a paper chart aboard a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, on the Elizabeth Ri More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Beavers checks a buoy's placement against the electronic chart onboard a 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, on the Elizabeth River, More
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules fixed-winged aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City provides an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Irene in the area of Oregon Inlet, Aug More
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City conducts an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Irene near Oregon Inlet, Aug. 29, 2011. The C More
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A Coast Guard MH-60 Jawhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City provides an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Irene in the area of Oregon Inlet, Aug. 29, 2011. More
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A Coast Guard C-130 fixed-winged aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City provides an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Irene in the area of Oregon Inlet, Aug. 29, 201 More
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A Coast Guard MH-60 Jawhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City provides an overflight of areas affected by Hurricane Irene near Oregon Inlet, Aug. 29, 2011. The C More
Coast Guard crew members deploy a buoy during a river tender training event at the Coast Guard Industrial Support Activity, Sept. 23, 2011. Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River is hosting five Coast Guard More
NEW ORLEANS -?? Capt. James Gillespie, a reservist with the 8th Coast Guard District, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Roy Nash, commander of the 8th District, during his retirement ceremony, June 6, 2012. U.S. Coas More
NEW ORLEANS - Capt. James Gillespie, a reservist with the 8th Coast Guard District, salutes during his retirement ceremony, June 6, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Lehmann.
NEW ORLEANS - Capt. James Gillespie, a reservist with the 8th Coast Guard District, listens as a speaker recounts his many accomplishments during his retirement ceremony, June 6, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by More
NEW ORLEANS -?? Capt. James Gillespie, a reservist with the 8th Coast Guard District, speaks during his retirement ceremony, June 6, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Lehmann.
CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados - Capt. David Cinalli, liaison for the Southern Command, and Cmdr. Michael Long, Coast Guard senior defense officer, stand by during the opening remarks of a flag raising ceremony, at Ba More
CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados - The flags of 15 countries fly over Barbados Defense Force base Paragon during a flag-raising ceremony, June 15, 2012. The flag raising ceremony signaled the start of Tradewinds 2012, a More
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -?? Petty Officer 2nd Class Javier Diaz, a Coast Guard maritime law enforcement instructor for Exercise Tradewinds 2012, gives a lesson on MLE tactics to a class of military members from 15 More
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A sign adorns the door of a classroom at the Bridgetown Barbados Coast Guard base, detailing the on-going Coast Guard training during Exercise Tradewinds 2012, June 16, 2012. The Tradewin More
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -?? Petty Officer 1st Class Luke O'Dea, lead Coast Guard maritime law enforcement instructor for Exercise Tradewinds 2012, gives an introduction on maritime law enforcement to a class of mi More
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A Coast Guard instructor gives an introduction on maritime law enforcement to a class of military members from 15 different countries at the Bridgetown Barbados Coast Guard base during Ex More
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados ?- Petty Officer 2nd Class Javier Diaz, a Coast Guard maritime law enforcement instructor for Tradewinds 2012, gives a lesson on MLE tactics to a class of military members from 15 different More
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -?? A student looks over his notes during Coast Guard-led maritime law enforcement training at the Bridgetown Barbados Coast Guard base, June 16, 2012. The class, a part of Exercise Tradewi More
120618-G-BD687-007 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 18, 2012) -?? Coast Guard Lt. Efren Lopez, lead Incident Command Structure instructor, briefs the class on an upcoming training scenario, during Exercise Tradewinds More
120618-G-BD687-007 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 18, 2012) - Coast Guard Lt. Efren Lopez, lead Incident Command Structure instructor, briefs the class on an upcoming training scenario, during Exercise Tradewinds 2 More
120618-G-BD687-005 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 18, 2012) - Coast Guard Lt. Efren Lopez, lead Incident Command Structure instructor, answers a question from a student at the Bridgetown Port Authority Building, du More
120618-G-BD687-002 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 18, 2012) -?? Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Dosh, an Incident Command Structure instructor, helps students prepare for a training scenario at the Bridg More
120618-G-BD687-002 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 18, 2012) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Dosh, an Incident Command Structure instructor, helps students prepare for a training scenario at the Bridget More
120618-G-BD687-001 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 18, 2012) - Coast Guard Lt. Efren Lopez, lead Incident Command Structure instructor, answers a question from a student at the Bridgetown Port Authority Building, du More
120618-G-BD687-005 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (June 18, 2012) -?? Coast Guard Lt. Efren Lopez, lead Incident Command Structure instructor, answers a question from a student at the Bridgetown Port Authority Building, More
120619-G-BD687-004 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Exercise Tradewinds 2012 participants work together to determine if a shipboard water tank is concealing contraband as part of a maritime law enforcement course given b More
120620-G-BD687-001 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Luke O-Dea, lead maritime law enforcement instructor, logs information as his class of Exercise Tradewinds 2012 participants d More
120619-G-BD687-003 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -?? U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Luke O-Dea, lead maritime law enforcement instructor, leads an exercise to help Exercise Tradewinds 2012 participants determi More
120619-G-BD687-007 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -?? U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Sutton, a maritime law enforcement instructor, leads a ship sketching exercise to help Exercise Tradewinds 2012 particip More
120619-G-BD687-005 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Luke O-Dea, lead maritime law enforcement instructor, leads an exercise to help Exercise Tradewinds 2012 participants determine More
120620-G-BD687-002 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -?? Exercise Tradewinds 2012 participants use a density meter to determine if a shipboard water tank is concealing contraband as part of a maritime law enforcement course More
120619-G-BD687-006 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -?? An Exercise Tradewinds 2012 participant works with representatives from other partner nations to determine if a shipboard water tank is concealing contraband as part More
Capt. James Whitehead, commanding office of Sector Houston-Galveston, signs the final piece of structural steel for the new Sector Houston-Galveston building before it is lifted and bolted into place at Ellingt More
HOUSTON - Coast Guard crewmembers from Air Station Houston test their dry suits for leaks at the 288 Lakes sports training facility, Sept. 12, 2012. The crewmembers conducted annual wet training, which included More
HOUSTON - Seaman David Slingerland, a crewmember of Coast Guard Station Sabine Pass, releases a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle back into its habitat, off the coast of Sabine Pass, Oct. 18, 2012. Four turtles were rel More
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer enters New York Harbor to provide post-hurricane assistance, Nov. 3, 2012. The Spencer is homeported in Boston with a compliment of approximately 100 crewmembers. U.S. Coast Guard pho More
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Spencer provide a safety zone for the cutter as it enters New York Harbor. The Spencer is homeported in Boston with a compliment of approximately 100 crewmembers. U.S. Coast More
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer takes on supplies in New York Harbor, Nov. 3, 2012. The Spencer is homeported in Boston with a compliment of approximately 100 crewmembers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd More
A picture of Roy Brown Jr. hangs in a funeral home in Lake Charles, La., Jan. 24, 2013. Brown was a Coast Guard World War II veteran who passed away, Jan. 19, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd More
A Coast Guard flight helmet emits bright green light, similar to the light from lasers, which have continually harassed Coast Guard pilots around the country. Laser strikes on pilots have jumped from 283 in 200 More
A crewmember of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island pilots a captured lancha to a station pier, Feb. 15, 2013. The lancha was captured with approximately 300 pounds of illegally caught red snapper, several s More
The crew of a 33-foot small boat returns to Coast Guard Station South Padre Island after capturing a lancha, Feb. 15, 2013. The lancha was captured with approximately 300 pounds of illegally caught red snapper, More
Crewmembers of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island secure a captured lancha to a station pier, Feb. 15, 2013. The lancha was captured with approximately 300 pounds of illegally caught red snapper, several sh More
Chief Petty Officer John Hussey, engineering petty officer for Coast Guard Cutter Skipjack, stands in the engine room of the cutter in his Service Dress Blue uniform to reinforce the Coast Guard's intolerance o More
Capt. James Robertson, departing commander of Marine Safety Unit Texas City, inspects his crew for the last time during a change of command ceremony at the Charles T. Doyle Convention Center in Texas City, May More
Capt. James Whitehead, former commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, commander of the 8th Coast Guard District, during a change of command ceremony a More
Coast Guard crew members with Air Station Houston stand at attention during the unit's change of command ceremony June 20, 2013. Cmdr. Scott Langum will take over the duties and responsibilities of commanding o More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Derek Zillinger of Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds an endangered green sea turtle ready to be released off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas, Sept. 2, 2013. Coast Guard members tea More
U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel conduct crew accountability boardings as they escort 179 Mexican shrimping vessels out of Port Isabel and the P More