The crew of Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, discuss
The crew of Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, discuss the plan of the day during morning muster, June 7, 2013. Station Tillamook Bay is one of only twenty Surf Stations in the U.S. Coast Guard. The bar at the ... More
COAST GUARD AIR STATION U.S. Coast Guard photograph
ASTORIA, Ore. (August 4) --- View of the Air Station Astoria's maintenance and control tower. Coast Guard Group Air Station Astoria is permenently established in Warrenton, Ore. on Feb. 25, 1966 with an area of... More
US COAST GUARD WWII COMMEMORATION
SEATTLE (Aug. 28, 2005) Petty Officer 2nd Class Dan Ramsey, from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., smiles as visitors tour an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Vancouver, Wash. The helicopter and crew performed... More
17th Asoria Regatta celebration
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Cutter Alert, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Astoria, Ore., passes before crowds on the Columbia River in Astoria, Saturday, August 13, 2011.The Alert was underway ... More
US COAST GUARD Helicopter operations
GARIBALDI, Ore. - A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Tillamook Bay in Garibaldi and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Ore., conduct helicopter operations near the entrance to Ti... More
"Astoria, N.Y., April 24, 2014 -- Members of FEMA Corps' Team ""Tundra...
The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2014-04-24 09:18:05 UTC Photographer Name: Kenneth Wilsey Keywords: School ^ presentation ^ Ready ^ FEMA Corps ^ strong ^ Go kit ^ steady Disasters: N... More
Willis Van Duson, mayor of Astoria, shows his appreciation
Willis Van Duson, mayor of Astoria, shows his appreciation to the Coast Guard during the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River open house Sept. 6, 2014, in Astoria, Ore. Astoria was officially recognized as an offi... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert passes under
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert passes under the Astoria-Kegler Bridge as they return home to Astoria, Ore., March 8, 2015. The crew returned home after completing a two-month patrol off the coast of C... More
Coast Guard helo crew hoists 3 men at Ecola State Park, Oregon
A GoogleMaps photo shows Indian Beach where a Coast Guard aircrew rescued three men after they became stranded by the rising tide at Indian Beach, January 17, 2018. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Sector... More
A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Aircraft Rescue
A Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Team member uses hose to extinguish a simulated aircraft fire during a qualification exercise at Astoria Regional Airport, Ore., Aug. 8, 2018. A... More
USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) begins to work on a buoy in
USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) begins to work on a buoy in the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon, on July 14, 2020. The Bluebell turned 75-years old earlier in the year, making her the second oldest cutter in the C... More
Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter returns home following 60-day living ...
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC-630), a 51-year-old cutter homeported in Astoria, Oregon, work aboard the vessel EILEEN while underway for a living marine resources patrol that began in late... More
The flight mechanic aboard a Coast Guard Air Station
The flight mechanic aboard a Coast Guard Air Station Astoria MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter lowers a rescue basket during helicopter hoist training with the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk off the coast of O... More
An F-15 Eagle pilot from the 142nd Fighter Wing, based
An F-15 Eagle pilot from the 142nd Fighter Wing, based in Portland, Ore., conducts a flyby of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Air Station Astoria, Ore., during a joint training event held off ... More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew flies alongside
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew flies alongside the Astoria-Megler Bridge during an area familiarization flight near the city of Astoria, Ore., March, 10, 2016. The helicopter 6003 was the first cen... More
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Station
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Station Astoria, Ore., lifts a pilot from the 123rd Fighter Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing from the Columbia River, July 7, 2016, during a joint water survival ex... More
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot buoy tender home-ported in Astoria, Ore., prepare the Fast Sweep Boom for storage after a full day of training with the Spilled Oil Recovery System equ... More
Coast Guard crew members assigned to maintain the Astoria,
Coast Guard crew members assigned to maintain the Astoria, Ore., Coast Guard Housing complex spread shredded tire pieces at the playground located in Coast Guard housing off of Klaskanine Avenue, Sept. 30, 2015... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Allan Verbrugge opens
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Allan Verbrugge opens a cement bag to help the Philippine Navy build a school during exercise KAMANDAG 2 in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, Sept. 23, 2018. KAMANDAG 2 is a routine tra... More
Members of 125th Special Tactics Squadron, take over
Members of 125th Special Tactics Squadron, take over Astoria Reginal Airport as Air Traffic Controllers, to clear the airfield and get the runway ready for various aircraft during Cascadia Rising, June 7, 2016,... More
Fashion Designer Albert Capraro Fitting a Gown for First Lady Betty Fo...
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AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277) adds a last touch by lashing a line around a chiain to secure it. USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
USCGC Barque Eagle Swab Summer 2008
PACIFIC OCEAN - Cadets pass supplies from the pier onto the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to prepare for its three week stint from San Diego, Calif., to Astoria, Ore., during the 2008 Summer Cruise. The Eagle depart... More
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle visits Astoria, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. - (from right to left) Julie and Jody Warshauer smile excitedly as they greet their daughter 3/c Hayley Warshauer on the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle during its transit into Astoria today. Family, fri... More
United States Coast Guard photo - Cold debrief
At the Coast Guard's Advanced Helicopter Rescue School in Astoria, Ore., Coast Guard helicopter pilots and crews receive training in executing rescues in heavy weather and surf conditions on the high seas and o... More
Vertical surface training
An aviation survival technician from Air Station Astoria, Ore., conducts vertical surface training on the cliffs of North Head in Ilwaco, Wash., May 18, 2011.The unique area of responsibility for Sector Columbi... More
Vessel Boarding Security Team training
Staff Sergeant Robert Mccree and Sergeant Ryan Lowe from the Oregon Army National Guard 102nd Civil Support Team and Maritime Enforcement Specialist Second Class Javier Serrano from the Sector Columbia River Ve... More
North Carolina National Guard soldier, Staff Sgt. Nicole
North Carolina National Guard soldier, Staff Sgt. Nicole Zarate, gets a picture with her bicycle at NCNG Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., June 3, 2013. Zarate and ten others will ride more than 4,200 ... More
Coast Guard Air Station Astoria flight line
Under a star filled sky, a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is positioned at the ready on the Air Station Astoria flight line Nov. 23, 2013. Air Station Astoria maintains three Jayhawk helicopters, which ar... More
Chief Petty Officer Lauren Walton, administrative chief,
Chief Petty Officer Lauren Walton, administrative chief, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, volunteers time as a leader of a Junior 4-H club known as Cloverbuds at a Cloverbuds meeting in Astoria, Ore., Feb. 11... More
Jennifer Bassett speaks after being recognized as the
Jennifer Bassett speaks after being recognized as the 2012 Coast Guard Spouse of the Year at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, May 10, 2012. Bassett is married to Chief Petty Officer Joshua Bassett, who ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Freeman (left), machinery
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cody Freeman (left), machinery technician, and Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Hernandez, executive petty officer, both from the Aids to Navigation Team in Astoria, Ore., work hand-and-hand... More
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River vessel boarding security
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River vessel boarding security team crewmembers climb aboard a shipping vessel on the Columbia River off of Astoria, Ore., Oct. 21, 2013. The vessel boarding security team is used to... More
Chief Petty Officer Spencer Greer, a boatswain's mate
Chief Petty Officer Spencer Greer, a boatswain's mate aboard the Coast Gaurd Cutter Fir, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Astoria, Ore., tosses a line over the rim of the 35-foot tall 9-foot wide b... More
Coast Guard personnel responded to an oil sheen caused
Coast Guard personnel responded to an oil sheen caused by an unknown source near the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria, Ore., January 19, 2018. Coast Guard Incident Management Division Astoria personnel responded t... More
US COAST GUARD Bird rescue
ASTORIA, Ore. - Flight crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, Calif., and specialists from the International Bird Rescue Research Center load pallets full of birdcages onto a C-130 Hercules aircra... More
CGC Alert in Kodiak - U.S. Coast guard photo
KODIAK, Alaska - The crew of the 210-foot Astoria, Ore.,-based cutter Alert transits Chiniak Bay to Base Support Unit Kodiak to take on supplies and train at the North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center... More
US COAST GUARD Double Eagle
TILLAMOOK, Ore. - Pictured washed ashore is the 56-foot fishing vessel, Double Eagle, Oct. 4, 2010, which capsized while attempting to cross the Tillamook Bay entrance bar Oct. 3, 2010. A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat... More
Oregon vertical delivery, Ilwaco, Washington
ILWACO, Wa.- A boarding team member from Coast Guard Sector Columbia River prepares to conduct a boarding of a cargo ship on the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore., Dec. 7, 2010. Sector Columbia River carries ou... More
US COAST GUARD Haunted Steadfast
ASTORIA, Ore. - Seaman Tyler Fink works like a demon below the decks of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast during the Coast Guard's annual Haunted Ship Tour in Astoria, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011.Donations gathered ... More
Alert crewmembers community service
ASTORIA, Ore. - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, a 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter homeported here, perform community service work alongside workers from the City of Astoria, June 19, 2012. Crewm... More
Coast Guard helicopter maintenance
Coast Guard crews at Air Station Astoria, Ore., perform maintenance on an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in the station’s hangar Jan. 28, 2015. Air Station Astoria is home to three Jayhawk helicopters and is co-loca... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Sukohl, a food service
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Sukohl, a food service specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Astoria, Ore., gives instruction to Fireman Nicholas Reed durin... More
190606-N-HC646-0009 ASTORIA, Ore. (June 6, 2019) Lt.
190606-N-HC646-0009 ASTORIA, Ore. (June 6, 2019) Lt. j.g. Anna Vargas, public affairs officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) welcomes aboard distinguished visitors as ... More
Cmdr. Dan Ursino is frocked to the rank of captain
Cmdr. Dan Ursino is frocked to the rank of captain by Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, Coast Guard Pacific Area deputy commander, and his wife Karen during a modified change-of-command ceremony aboard the Coast Guard C... More
Commercial Fishermen Drill Conductor Course students
Commercial Fishermen Drill Conductor Course students practice righting a life raft in Astoria, Ore., Sept. 13, 2013. The hands-on course emphasized the relationship between equipment, training and attitude, oth... More
The crew of the 52-foot Motor Life Boat Triumph II,
The crew of the 52-foot Motor Life Boat Triumph II, from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, tows the 112 gross-ton commercial fishing vessel Capt. Raleigh into the Skipanon Marina in Warrenton, Ore., Feb.... More
North Carolina National Guard soldier Staff Sgt. Nicole
North Carolina National Guard soldier Staff Sgt. Nicole Zarate takes a picture with fellow cyclists in Astoria, Ore., June 9, 2013. Zarate and her group will ride more than 4,200 miles over the next three month... More
Seaman Brandon Groshens, of Pendleton, Ore., and crew
Seaman Brandon Groshens, of Pendleton, Ore., and crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert from Astoria, Ore., work to free to Olive Ridley sea turtles entangled in a bundle of fishing gear off Central Ameri... More
Chief Warrant Officer Clifford Mooneyham, engineering
Chief Warrant Officer Clifford Mooneyham, engineering officer, Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, conducts a practice scuba dive near Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore., Sept. 9, 2016. As a vo... More
The commercial fishing vessel Capt. Raleigh is maneuvered
The commercial fishing vessel Capt. Raleigh is maneuvered toward a dock in the Skipanon Marina, located in Warrenton, Ore., after being towed in by the Coast Guard crew aboard the 52-foot Motor Life Boat Triump... More
Logo on the port side tail section of a MH-60 Jayhawk
Logo on the port side tail section of a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River in Warrenton, Oregon. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Zac Crawford.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert transits the
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert transits the Columbia River toward the Pacific Ocean after departing their home port of Astoria, Ore., Jan. 7, 2015. The Alert is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter assi... More
Coast Guard People - U.S. Coast guard photo
ASTORIA, Ore. (Sept. 11) -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Razoyk, an aviation survival technician (AVT) from Air Station Astoria. Razoyk is a qualified rescue swimmer, emergency medical technician ... More
Gen. Jackson capsized barge, Portland, Maine
PORTLAND, Ore. - A Coast Guard 47-foot motor lifeboat from Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., is seen approaching a capsized barge eight miles west of the Columbia River bar near Astoria, Ore., Tuesday, April ... More
US COAST GUARD Charter Kodiac
ASTORIA, Ore. - The 127-foot double masted charter sailing vessel Zodiac was just north of Lummi Island, Wash., when its main mast broke in half injuring two passengers Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. Coast Guard Sta... More
Ironwood - U.S. Coast guard photo
ASTORIA, Ore. - Tongue Point, Ore., Job Corps seamanship students look on as an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Astoria, Ore., conducts hoist training with an Oregon National Guard Civil Support ... More
Wildland Fire Drill - U.S. Coast guard photo
NORTH BEND, Ore. - Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Andre Altavilla from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., lowers a rescue basket to North Bend Firefighters during a training exercise in the Coos ... More
Ensign Katie Whitmore looks at a fire extinguisher
Ensign Katie Whitmore looks at a fire extinguisher offered up by a recreational fisherman in the Columbia River while Lt. Adriana Gaenzle marks off the checklist during a dual-agency law enforcement patrol cond... More
The crew aboard the 52-foot Motor Life Boat Triumph
The crew aboard the 52-foot Motor Life Boat Triumph II, from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment, tows the 72-foot commercial fishing vessel Capt. Raleigh, up the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Feb. 7, ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Ferguson, machinery
Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Ferguson, machinery technician with Coast Guard Station Tillamoom Bay, stands watch in the 68-foot-high tower on the Tillamook Bay North Jetty in Garabaldi, Ore., June 4, 2013. W... More
190607-N-HC646-0152 PORTLAND, Ore. (June 7, 2019) Vice
190607-N-HC646-0152 PORTLAND, Ore. (June 7, 2019) Vice Adm. John Alexander, commander, U.S. Third Fleet speaks to guests at the Portland Fleet Week Navy reception hosted onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-m... More
Visiting dignitaries from Vietnam and members of the
Visiting dignitaries from Vietnam and members of the Oregon National Guard receive a briefing at the U.S. Coast Guard Station in Warrenton, Oregon, Nov. 15, 2018. The Oregon National Guard hosted a delegation w... More
Senior Airman Chris Dalton, 48th Equipment Maintenance
Senior Airman Chris Dalton, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural journeyman and native of Astoria, Ore., sand blasts a piece of equipment Dec. 20, 2012. The 48th EMS corrosion control is resp... More
Cmdr. Alain Balmaceda salutes Rear Adm. Pat DeQuattro,
Cmdr. Alain Balmaceda salutes Rear Adm. Pat DeQuattro, deputy commander Pacific Area, as Cmdr. Jose Bolanos looks on during the Steadfast's change-of-command ceremony in Astoria, Ore., June 16, 2017. Balmaceda ... More
Sparks fly during a heat and beat evolution aboard
Sparks fly during a heat and beat evolution aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Astoria, Ore., as crewmembers repair a chain during buoy operations at the mouth of t... More
One of the suspected radiological devices used aboard
One of the suspected radiological devices used aboard the motor vessel Ironwood during a maritime response exercise on the Columbia River May 21, 2014. The multi-agency exercise tested the readiness of the part... More
COAST GUARD AVIATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
ASTORIA, Ore. (Aug. 4) --- The nose of an HH-60 JAYHAWK helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria. Manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies in Stratford, 42 medium-range Jayhawk HH-... More
Coast Guard Barque Eagle escort at Cape Disappointment
ASTORIA, Ore. - The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is escorted up the Columbia River by 47-foot motor lifeboat crews from Station Cape Disappointment and the National Motor Lifeboat School June 12, 2008.(U.S. Coast G... More
US COAST GUARD Fisherman's memorial
ASTORIA, Ore. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Carlos Herrera, a boatswain's mate at Group Astoria, stands beside a fisherman's memorial in Chinook, Wash. Herrera has been a qualified surfman since 2001 and has s... More
US COAST GUARD Cain retirement - Public domain photogrpaph
ASTORIA, Ore. ? Capt. Douglas E. Kaup (left), Sector Columbia River commanding officer, presents the Coast Guard Commendation Medal to Lt. Cmdr. Michael ?Ray? Cain (right) in the Coast Guard Air Station Astoria... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Stewart Esham and Petty Officer
Petty Officer 2nd Class Stewart Esham and Petty Officer 3rd Class Mike Galloway, both aviation maintenance technicians at Sector Columbia River, work on the hoist cable of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at the sec... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot buoy
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Astoria, Ore., unspool a length of chain from the inhaul winch while working a buoy in Astoria, Ore., Sept. 11, 2014. The winch is use... More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter with a yellow
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter with a yellow paint scheme lands at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Jan. 15, 2016. The yellow Jayhawk helicopter is one of two centennial aircraft that will be stat... More
Capt. Dan Travers, commander Sector Columbia River
Capt. Dan Travers, commander Sector Columbia River and captain of the port, is briefed about the response and shown the damage to Pier 1 in Astoria, Ore., by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Campanale (front), Oct.... More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew shuts down their helicopter
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew shuts down their helicopter after dense fog cancels a morning training flight at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Oct. 7, 2014. The Pacific Northwest can experience quick ... More
Chief Warrant Officer Clifford Mooneyham, engineering
Chief Warrant Officer Clifford Mooneyham, engineering officer, Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, stands in front of the Fir after a practice scuba dive at Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore., S... More
Siekro - U.S. Coast guard photo
ASTORIA, Ore. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Komi Siekro, an Electrician's Mate at Air Station, Astoria, Ore., stands on the tarmac with Astoria in the background. Siekro plays a vital role in ensuring smooth operat... More
US COAST GUARD Dahlia tow
ASTORIA, Ore. - A Coast Guard 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Siuslaw River tows the disabled fishing vessel Dahlia to Florence, Ore., Friday July 8, 2011. The crew of the Dahlia was adrift for five da... More
Gipson - Unites States Coast Guard Photo
Petty Officer 3rd Class Rashad Gipson, aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River's Air Station Astoria, Ore., stands before an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, Feb. 25, 2013.Gibson's charact... More
Cmdr. John R. Bitterman, prospective commanding officer
Cmdr. John R. Bitterman, prospective commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, and Capt. Charles G. Alcock, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, inspect the ship's crew during a change-... More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits in the fog outside
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits in the fog outside of the hangar at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Oct. 7, 2014. Air Station Astoria is home to three Jayhawks, which are used to help ensure the safety ... More
The windscreen of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is covered
The windscreen of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter is covered with moisture as the helicopter sits on a foggy flight line at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Oct. 7, 2014. The weather is known for changing qui... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Johnson, an aviation
Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Johnson, an aviation electronics technician, performs a routine bomb rack inspection on an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., Feb. 8, 2016. Air crew... More
Cleanup of an oil spill in the Columbia River is winding
Cleanup of an oil spill in the Columbia River is winding down, Feb. 12, 2018, after an oil tank was removed from under a dilapidated pier adjacent to the Cannery Pier Hotel & Spa, Jan. 30, 2018. Their has been ... More
190606-N-HC646-0124 WILLAMETTE RIVER, Ore. (June 6,
190606-N-HC646-0124 WILLAMETTE RIVER, Ore. (June 6, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) passes beneath the Broadway Bridge as the ship transits toward Portland, Ore. for... More
Oil spill responders from the National Response Corporation
Oil spill responders from the National Response Corporation Environmental Services lay out pompoms, used to collect oil product during oil spill cleanup operations, around a dilapidated pier west of the Cannery... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Shaffer, an aviation
Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Shaffer, an aviation maintenance technician at Sector Columbia River, operates a borescope camera inside the tale gear box of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter inside the helicopter han... More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer AMT2 Stu Esham (left)
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer AMT2 Stu Esham (left) gives a demonstration of rescue equipment to visiting dignitaries from Vietnam and members of the Oregon National Guard during a tour of the U.S. Coast Guard... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Hale, an aviation survival
Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Hale, an aviation survival technician at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, conducts aviation survival training at Cullaby Lake County Park in Warrenton, Ore. Oct. 3, 2019. Petty O... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 6)--A barnicle infested chain and buoy lies on the buoydeck of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip (WLB 277). USCG photo by KALNBACH, CHUCK PA1
COAST GUARD CUTTER - U.S. Coast guard photo
ASTORIA, Ore. (Nov. 1, 2001) -- Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip, a bay-class buoy tender underway in Astoria. The Cowslip is scheduled to be decommissioned December 2002. The 180-foot buoy tender is the oldest in t... More
US COAST GUARD Ancient Albatross
ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Gary Blore receives a Distinguished Service Medal from Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp during his retirement ceremony at Sector Columbia River in Astoria Thursday, ... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk prepares the
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk prepares the aft deck of the ship in preparation for helicopter hoisting operations while on patrol off the coast of Oregon, March 20, 2014. The Cuttyhunk was conducting... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, a 210-foot
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast, a 210-foot Medium-Endurance Cutter pulls into their homeport at Pier 17 in Astoria, Ore., May 11, 2016. The Steadfast returned home from a 59-day counter-narcotic... More
An aircrew exits an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast
An aircrew exits an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria after landing on Base Alameda on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Oct. 11, 2019. The air crew picked landed to pick up... More
The annual Seaman’s Memorial is conducted at Maritime
The annual Seaman’s Memorial is conducted at Maritime Memorial Park in Astoria, Ore., Aug. 10, 2018. The Seaman's memorial is held every year in conjunction with the Astoria Regatta in remembrance of those who ... More
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, a 225-foot buoy tender home-ported in Astoria, Ore., prepare the Fast Sweep Boom for storage after a full day of training with the Spilled Oil Recovery System equ... More
An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducts
An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducts training in the surf zone near Fort Stevens State Park in Warrenton, Ore., Nov. 7, 2016. The day of surf training was the first day of the week-long Advanc... More
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, a
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, a 210-foot Medium Endurance Cutter, don firefighting equipment during a damage-control drill while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 26, 2012. Alert's crew s... More