Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen

KODIAK, Alaska - Robin Frost, co-chair of Santa to the Villages, readies gift bags at Air Station Kodiak Dec. 9, 2010, for children living in the remote villages of Karluk and Larsen Bay for the 37th Annual San More

KODIAK, Alaska - The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, a 418-foot national security cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., moors in snowy conditions at Coast Guard base Kodiak April 14, 2011, so the Bertholf's crew c More

AT SEA - Coast Guard Petty Officers Wade Mendenhall and David Luke, stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., dedicate wreaths at the site of the sinking of the RMS Titanic Friday, April 18, 20 More

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - Coast Guard Petty Officers David Luke and Kevin Deininger, stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., hold wreaths at the 96th Annual Titanic Memorial Service at the Fairv More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Beane secures a 25-ft response boat engine to a safety mount prior to shipping it for maintenance at Station Portsmouth, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. Prop More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Beane secures a 25-ft response boat engine to a safety mount prior to shipping it for maintenance at Station Portsmouth, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007. Bean More

KODIAK, Alaska - Petty Officers 3rd Class Parker Dawson and Michael Klopp stationed with Aids to Navigation Team Kodiak display their cold weather gear and answer questions to North Star Elementary students, Tu More

KODIAK, Alaska - Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Klopp stationed with Aids to Navigation Team Kodiak, displays his cold weather gear to students at North Star Elementary Tuesday, April 19, 2009, in Kodiak, Alas More

KODIAK, Alaska - Ensign James Dooley and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Suder from the Coast Guard Cutter Spar display thier cold weather gear to students at Main Elementary, Friday, May 22, 2009, in Kodiak, Alas More

KODIAK, Alaska - Ensign James Dooley and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Suder from the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR answer questions regarding safe boating to students at Main Elementary, Friday, May 22, 2009, in Kodi More

KODIAK, Alaska - Ensign James Dooley and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Suder from the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR display thier cold weather gear to students at Main Elementary, Friday, May 22, 2009, in Kodiak, Alas More

KODIAK, Alaska - Ensign James Dooley and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Suder stationed from the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR display thier cold weather gear to students at Main Elementary, Friday, May 22, 2009, in Ko More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska flies on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight May 27, 2009, surveying frozen tundra above the Arctic Circle. These flights pr More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska flies on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight May 27, 2009, observing infrastructure above the Arctic Circle. These flights p More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska flies on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight May 27, 2009, over a village above the Arctic Circle. These flights provide a b More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska flies on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight May 27, 2009, observing infrastructure above the Arctic Circle. These flights p More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska flies on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight May 27, 2009, above the Arctic Circle. These flights provide a better understan More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska flies on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight May 27, 2009, above the village of Kevalina, Alaska. These flights provide a be More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmembers stand at attention during the change of command where Capt. Matthew T. Bell relieves Capt. Craig B. Lloyd as commanding officer of the Munro in a formal cer More

KODIAK, Alaska - Capt. Matthew T. Bell, right, relieves Capt. Craig B. Lloyd, left, as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro in a formal ceremony officiated by Rear Adm. Timothy S. Sullivan, center More

NOME, Alaska - City of Nome Mayor Denise Michels discusses their involvement and appreciation for Coast Guard operations in Nome and the surrounding villages as a part of Arctic Crossroads to several media pers More

NOME, Alaska - Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen discusses Coast Guard operations to media personnel during Operation Arctic Crossroads at the Alaska Air National Guard hangar in Nome, Alaska Aug. 17, 200 More

NOME, Alaska - Adm. Thad Allen, Coast Guard Commandant discusses to more than 100 military, civilian and media personnel present and future Coast Guard responsibilities in Alaska during a press brief at the Ala More

POINT BARROW, Alaska - Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen, discusses aircraft operations with Petty Officer 2nd Class Matt Overmyer aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak Aug. 19, 2009. More

POINT BARROW, Alaska - Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen and Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, pose after observing personnel from the International Ice Patrol More

POINT BARROW, Alaska - Chief Warrant Officer Brian Marshall of ISC Ketchikan prepares brunch aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak during a portion of an Arctic Awareness flight Aug. 19, 20 More

KODIAK, Alaska - Gas measurement instruments protrude from a special panel installed in March 2009 by NOAA scientists replacing a window on the Kodiak-based HC-130H 1704 on Sept. 17, 2009. These instruments mea More

NOME, Alaska - Chief Petty Officer Luis Nieves with Sector Anchorage shows a Nome high school student the proper way to carry a weapon during the Alaskan Native Outreach Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, at Nome Beltz More

KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Master Chief Petty Officer Jeremiah Roberts with the Seventeenth District Command Center in Juneau shows a Kotzebue middle school student how to plot on a navigational chart during the Alaska More

KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Petty Officer 1st Class Eileen Nelson with Marine Safety Unit Morgan City, La., participates in a Kid's Don't Float program during the Alaskan Native Outreach, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, with More

BARROW, Alaska - Capt. Henry Shen with Integrated Support Command Ketchikan takes a Barrow Middle School student's blood pressure during the Alaskan Native Outreach, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at Barrow Middle Sch More

BARROW, Alaska - Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Lind with Sector Honolulu and Petty Officer 2nd Class Colleen Parker with Sector Anchorage speak to a Barrow Middle School science class about the marine science t More

KODIAK, Alaska - Capt. Gary Bruce, commanding officer of Health, Safety and Work-Life Support Activiy in Norfolk, Va., presides over the ceremony and addresses the audience during the establishment ceremony for More

KODIAK, Alaska - Integrated Support Command Kodiak disestablishes its command and stands up Base Support Unit, Personnel Services and Support Unit and Health, Safety and Work-Life Field Office Kodiak in an offi More

KODIAK, Alaska - Four Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak H-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews taxi out for a formation flight in at Air Station Kodiak Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Formation flights trains general aircraft han More

KODIAK, Alaska - Nell Leaming, a Portsmouth, N.H., native, visits with an Ouzinkie, Alaska, child about her Christmas presents provided by Santa Clause at the local school Dec. 7, 2009, during the annual Santa More

KODIAK, Alaska - Santa Clause gives an Ouzinkie, Alaska, child a Christmas present at the local school Dec. 7, 2009, during the annual Santa to the villages visit provided by the Coast Guard Spouse's Associatio More

KODIAK, Alaska - Lynn Stiles, an Evansville, Ind., native, asks an Ouzinkie, Alaska, child which stocking hat she would like Dec. 7, 2009, at the local school during the annual Santa to the villages provided by More

VALDEZ, Alaska - The tug Pathfinder anchors south of Busby Island in Prince William Sound after the tug went aground on Bligh Reef Wednesday evening creating a light sheen spanning an area approximately three m More

VALDEZ, Alaska - The Coast Guard Cutter Long Island, a 110-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Valdez, keeps watch of the anchored tug Pathfinder Dec. 24, 2009, after it grounded on Bligh Reef. The tug More

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Coast Guard Capt. Bill Deal, commanding officer at Air Station Kodiak, right, assists in loading boxes of silver salmon fillets onto pallets at Elmendorf Air Force Base Dec. 28, 2009, to be More

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A pallet of frozen silver salmon fillets waits to be loaded onto a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircraft at Elmendorf Air Force Base Dec. 28, 2009. The fish, donated by Se More

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Clogston, avionics electrical technician and navigator, pulls a pallet of frozen silver salmon fillets onto a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft More

KOTZEBUE, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew delivers 20,000 pounds of silver salmon fillets to Kotzebue Dec. 28, 2009. The Coast Guard delivered the fish for a humanitaria More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Will Osterhout, avionics electrical technician and resident of Pensacola, Fla., gathers a parachute from a pump can after a C-130 Hercules aircraft drop flig More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class David Dull, avionics electrical technician and resident of Clearwater, Fla., rolls up rope attached to liferafts after a C-130 drop flight to the runway Feb. More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Will Osterhout, avionics electrical technician and resident of Pensacola, Fla., gathers a parachute from a pump can after a C-130 Hercules aircraft drop flig More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Tinsley, left, Elder Stephen Rarig and Elder Elia Ulu'ave clean up a creek bed behind Aviation Hill government housing in Kodiak May 14, 2010, during Co More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Harrison, a boatswain's mate with Base Support Unit Kodiak, helps clean up debris behind Aviation Hill government housing in Kodiak May 14, 2010, during More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard base Kodiak firefighters conduct training May 4, 2010, at the base after fuel was pumped into a specialized pit full of water to simulate an aircraft burn which helps the firefighte More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard base Kodiak firefighters conduct training at the base May 4, 2010, to stay current on training qualifications and proficiencies in order to be efficient and effective in any type of More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Fox, aviation maintenance technician with Air Station Kodiak, holds a pump canister that he deployed from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft to assist the S/V More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Lt. Jerod Glover, an MH-60 Jayhawk pilot with Air Station Kodiak, talks to several Peterson Elementary preschool children about how a Jayhawk helicopter operates May 13, 2010, at Ai More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Goodbody, an aviation survival technician with Air Station Kodiak, shows a Peterson Elementary preschool child rescue swimmer equipment while the child More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Cmdr. James Boyer, 17th Coast Guard District Waterways Management Division chief, left, and Cmdr. Marc Sanders, executive officer of Navigational Center in Alexandria, Va., right, p More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Thomas Sears, officer in charge at Loran-C station Kodiak, left, presents, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathon Clary, storekeeper, with a plaque at the Loran-C stat More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Paul Beavis, HC-130 Hercules pilot with Air Station Kodiak, reviews a navigational chart during a flight June 13, 2010. As a co-pilot, Beavis was responsible for charting More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Johnson, avionics electrical technician and HC-130 Hercules aircraft navigator with Air Station Kodiak, updates a navigational log June 13, 2010, during More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Burr, aviation maintenance technician and HC-130 Hercules aircraft flight engineer with Air Station Kodiak, updates a takeoff and landing data card Ju More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Lt. Toby Kilbourn, left, with the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, presents Chief Warrant Officer Randy Salenski with a shadow box June 15, 2010, during Salenski's retirement ceremony More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Lt. Conor Sullivan, right, North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center commanding officer, speaks to the audience at the NPRFTC change of command ceremony July 9, 2010, held at More

KODIAK, Alaska - Coast Guard Lt. Conor Sullivan, right, relieves Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dorval as the commanding officer of the North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center, July 9, 2010, during an official cere More

KODIAK, ALaska - The Kodiak-based 52-foot long-lining fishing vessel Nakat is engulfed in flames about 80 miles southwest of Kodiak July 11, 2010. Four men were able to disembark the vessel into a life raft who More

KODIAK, ALaska - The Kodiak-based 52-foot long-lining fishing vessel Nakat is engulfed in flames about 80 miles southwest of Kodiak July 11, 2010. Four men were able to disembark the vessel into a life raft wh More

KODIAK, Alaska - Kodiak Island Search and Rescue volunteers trains with an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew on Kodiak Island July 24, 2010, so the volunteers are familiar with the helicopter and hoisting operation More

KODIAK, Alaska - Kodiak Island Search and Rescue volunteers trains with an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew on Kodiak Island July 24, 2010, so the volunteers are familiar with the helicopter and hoisting operation More

KODIAK, Alaska - Kodiak Island Search and Rescue volunteers trains with an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew on Kodiak Island July 24, 2010, so the volunteers are familiar with the helicopter and hoisting operation More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew medevacs a 55-year-old male reportedly suffering from chest pains aboard the 905-foot U.S. flagged tanker Alaskan Explorer More

KODIAK, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60T Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew medevacs a 55-year-old male reportedly suffering from chest pains aboard the 905-foot U.S. flagged tanker Alaskan Explorer More

HOPEDALE, La. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Mary Kathryn Strauss, stationed with Marine Safety Unit Savannah, Ga., and resident of New Brighton, Minn., tracks waypoints using a global positioning system More

HOPEDALE, La. - (right) Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Cooper, branch director of the Deepwater Horizon Response Saint Bernard Unit, discusses the current environmental situation and transition plans for the Saint More

HOPEDALE, La. - (right) Coast Guard Cmdr. Benjamin Cooper, branch director of the Deepwater Horizon Response Saint Bernard Unit, discusses the current environmental situation and transition plans for the Saint More

VENICE, La. - Workers toss oiled sorbent boom into a dumpster at the Deepwater Horizon Reponse Plaquemins Branch here Aug. 19, 2010. The decontamination unit personnel cleans and repairs boom as the work boats More

VENICE, La. - Mark Kimble, a Venice resident, washes a hard hat Aug. 19, 2010, at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch decontamination unit. Kimble cleans boom with power washers as vessels bring More

VENICE, La. - A worker powerwashes boom at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch decontamination unit here, Aug. 19, 2010. As the work boats collect boom and deliver it to the decontamination area, More

VENICE, La. - Randen Riggins, a response worker, cleans a skimming vessel at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch decontamination unit Aug. 20, 2010. Riggins cleans the skimmers and boom as respon More

VENICE, La. - A workers repairs boom at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch decontamination unit Aug. 19, 2010. As the vessels of opportunities return with boom, responders clean and repair it fo More

VENICE, La. - Workers powerwash boom at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch decontamination unit here Aug. 19, 2010. As the work boats collect boom and deliver it to the decontamination area, per More

VENICE, La. - Heath Hockenberry, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration representative, checks the weather forecast at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch, Aug. 20, 2010. Hockenberry ke More

VENICE, La. - Terns stand on containment boom in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 22, 2010, here. The boom is being removed by work boats in the Deepwater Horizon Response at the Plaquemines Branch and b More

VENICE, La. - Pon Dixson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast La. regional supervisor, drives a boat in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 22, 2010, in search of work boats removing boom from the mars More

VENICE, La. - Terns stand on containment boom in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 22, 2010, here. The boom is being removed by work boats in the Deepwater Horizon Response at the Plaquemines Branch and b More

VENICE, La. - Pon Dixson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast La. regional supervisor, drives a boat in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 22, 2010, in search of work boats removing boom from the mars More

VENICE, La. - Terns stand on containment boom in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge Aug. 22, 2010, here. The boom is being removed by work boats in the Deepwater Horizon Response at the Plaquemines Branch and b More

VENICE, La. - A U.S. Coast Guardsman wears protective boots while standing on a beach in Division 5 at the Plaquemines branch for the Deepwater Horizon Response, Aug. 24, 2010. Coast Guardsmen and civilian res More

VENICE, La. - U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jamie Simmons (center), a gunner's mate with the Northeast Regional Fisheries Training Center, speaks with an O'Brien's representative about the clean-up effor More

VENICE, La. - Neal Toups, a captain of a boat operating as a vessel of opportunity, drives a boat in support of the Deepwater Horizon cleanup response, Aug. 24, 2010. Toups operates out of the Plaquemines branc More

VENICE, La. - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaylene Stankus, an information specialist from Sector Hampton Roads, speaks with a response worker in Division 5 at the Deepwater Horizon Plaquemines Bran More

VENICE, La. - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Harry Pinti, a boatswain's mate from Sector Boston, talks on a radio in preparation for operations in Division 5 at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemi More

VENICE, La. - A U.S. Coast Guardsman holds a radio in Division 5 at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch, Aug. 24, 2010. Communication between the response workers, division managers and command i More

VENICE, La. - Local community leaders gather to discuss their concerns about Gulf seafood safety at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Boothville Volunteer Fire Department. Several federal agency re More

VENICE, La. - Samual Coleman, an Environmental Protection Agency spokesperson, discusses the environmental impact regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Booth More

VENICE, La. - Several federal agency spokesmen discuss the safety of Gulf seafood from waters open to fishing to community members at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Boothville Volunteer Fire Depa More

VENICE, La. - Venice community members voice concerns about the safety of seafood at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Boothville Volunteer Fire Department. Several senior federal agency officials More

VENICE, La. - Buck Sutter, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokesperson, discusses safety concerns to the community about Gulf seafood at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Boothvil More

VENICE, La. - Billy Nungesser, Plaquemines Parish president, discusses concerns for Gulf seafood safety at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Boothville Volunteer Fire Department. Several federal ag More

VENICE, La. - (right)Robert Dickey, Food and Drug Administration spokesperson, discusses scientific information about Gulf seafood safety at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Boothville Volunteer Fi More

VENICE, La. - Venice community members voice concerns about the safety of seafood at a dockside chat, Aug. 25, 2010, at the Venice-Boothville Volunteer Fire Department. Several senior federal agency officials More

VENICE, La. - U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Larry Hewett, incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon Houma Branch, spoke during at an all-hands meeting here, Aug. 27, 2010. Hewett answered questions from Coast Guard More

VENICE, La. - U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Larry Hewett, incident commander for the Deepwater Horizon Houma Branch, spoke during at an all-hands meeting here, Aug. 27, 2010. Hewett toured the decontamination unit and More