Buoys, United States Coast Guard photo
(July 20)--A set of inland coast buoys. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PAC
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Astoria, OR (July 3)--The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cowslip hauls in a buoy for repairs and maintenance. USCG photo by RESSLER, ROBIN PA2
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
CGC SUMAC (WLR 311) - U.S. Coast guard photo
Evansville, IL (Oct. 8)--The Coast Guard Cutter Sumac (WLR-311) transits the Kaskaskia River in Sothern Illinois. USCG photo by PA2 Robin Ressler
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- BM3 John Bannon and BM1 Mike Pollack replaces the safewater top-mark assembly of the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the l... More
US COAST GUARD MISSIONS DAY
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Dec. 7)--A crew member from the Coast Guard Cutter George Cobb demonstrates how an Aid is maintained during the Coast Guard Missions Day hosted by Marine Safety Office-Group Los Angeles-Lon... More
49-foot buoy tender - U.S. Coast guard photo
MUSKEGON, Mich. (Sept. 18,)--Coast Guard Station Muskegon, Michigan conducts aids to navigation operations on the Great Lakes. The station has a 49-foot buoy tender that has a rear mounted crane to perform ATO... More
ANTARCTIC ICE BREAKING, US Coast Guard Photo
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica (Jan. 9)--A rare site is this one of the Coast Guard Cutter's Polar Star (WAGB 10) (foreground) working the ship channel and the cutter Polar Sea (WAGB 11) (background) working the t... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER KATHERINE WALKER
KINGSTON, New York (Jan. 24, 2003)--Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker cuts a path through the ice filled Hudson River near the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge in Kingston, N.Y. Jan. 24, 2003. The Coast Guard has ... More
US COAST GUARD HURRICANE FRANCES
JACKSONVILE, Fla. (Sept, 8, 2004)--Seaman John Alexander from Aides to Navigation Team Tybee checks and makes necessary repairs to a dayboard in Ponce De Leon Inlet, Fla., that was damaged by Hurricane Frances.... More
Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry crewmembers load a buoy
Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry crewmembers load a buoy into the cutter’s boat from a Juneau, Alaska, floating pier April 1, 2015. Due to the hazards of the narrow Gastineau Channel, the crew used their cutter’s ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock prepares for Operation Spring Restore
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock prepares to moor in Detroit, March 21, 2017, in preparation for Operation Spring Restore. Hollyhock was one of six cutters and multiple shore units tasked with aids-to-navigati... 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
A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne,
A crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender, checks the light fixture atop a buoy near Galveston, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. The Coast Guard partners with local Emergen... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Lisner, private aids
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Lisner, private aids to navigation specialist, 9th Coast Guard District Department of Prevention, inspects aids to navigation folders in his office in Cleveland, July 29, 2013. All... More
A 49-foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) boat crew
A 49-foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) boat crew from Aids to Navigation Team Southwest Harbor performs maintenance on a buoy, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 near Southwest Harbor, Maine. The ANT Southwest Harbor... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Lietart, a machinery technician
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Lietart, a machinery technician aboard the USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215), splits the split key to secure the pin in a shackle while working Apra Outer Harbor Entrance Lighted Buoy No. 1 (... More
Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Ritter, 1st Lt. aboard
Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Ritter, 1st Lt. aboard Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore, supervises the launch of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association weather buoy near the Hinchinbrook Entrance to Prince Wi... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Long Island Sound, NY (Dec. 1993)--BM2 Gary Chalker, BMC Nolda and SA Beaudiion recharge the Kimberly Reef buoy on Long Island Sound. U. S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Kodiak, AK (Jan. 4)--BM3 Steve Christy of the Coast Guard Cutter Firebrush (WLB 393) scrapes a buoy that was just plucked from the Women's Bay just west of Kodiak. USCG photo by PA2 Keith Alholm
SAIL MOBILE 2O02. Warship photograph collection
MOBILE, Ala. (July 4, 2002)--A 55-foot aids to navigation boat filled with civilian guests pulls up to the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle. The guests would visit the Eagle and take a tour of the tall ship as part of... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
JACKSONVILE, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2004)--Crewmembers from Aids to Navigation Teams Georgetown and Jacksonville replace dayboards damaged by hurricane Frances near St. Simons Island, Ga. USCG photo by PA2 Scott Reaver
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
JACKSONVILE, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2004)--Crew members of the CGC Maria Bray, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender based out of Mayport, Fla., work to bring a buoy on deck that weights over 15, 000 pounds June 24, 2004. ... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
JACKSONVILE, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2004)--Petty Officer 3rd Class Ben Berkel (MK3) operates the crane to lift a sea buoy onto the deck of the CGC Maria Bray June 24, 2004. The buoy will be replaced with a new buoy fo... More
Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) conducts ATON off Oahu
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) conducted aids to navigation work on the H buoy off Honolulu, Dec. 4, 2017. These red and white buoys mark safe water all around and weigh around 18,000 pounds. ... More
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Vice, a 75-foot
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Vice, a 75-foot Inland Construction Tender homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, assist community members Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 who were affected during Hurricane Michae... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell has arranged
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell has arranged the deck in preparation for setting a mooring buoy at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. The mooring buoy is planned to be made available ... More
The bridge crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR
The bridge crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR observes the Coast Guard Cutter Munro, moored at the Coast Guard Base Kodiak cargo pier, as they depart Womens Bay to conduct aids to navigation work near Kodi... More
During the 2014 Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Cutter
During the 2014 Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Cutter Roundup, cutter crews compete against each other in the Volleyball Challenge Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Mayport, Fla. Crews from the cutters Kingfisher, Mar... More
While servicing a buoy in Tampa Bay, Fla., Petty Officer
While servicing a buoy in Tampa Bay, Fla., Petty Officer 2nd Class Peters, a buoy deck supervisor, gives directions to fellow crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, home-ported in Sector St.... More
An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter,
An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., prepares to take the load of a 14,000 pound buoy that washed ashore just south of the entrance to Tillamook Bay, in ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Mendez Lopez, crane
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Mendez Lopez, crane operator aboard Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore, gives the signal that he is ready for a buoy launching operation at the Hinchinbrook Entrance to Prince Willi... More
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew from Station
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew from Station St. Petersburg, Florida, rescues two men clinging to a range light in Tampa Bay, Florida, Monday, July 31, 2017. The brothers were forced to cling to the na... More
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Hawser and Coast
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Hawser and Coast Guard Cutter Wire, homeported in Bayonne, NJ, perform cold water survival training Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2018. Cold water survival becomes a major focus as water ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Maple arrived on scene in the vicinity
Coast Guard Cutter Maple arrived on scene in the vicinity of Calcasieu Channel on August 28, 2020, to begin post-storm assessment following Hurricane Laura and found all aids off station. The crew will continue... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Villanueva (center),
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Villanueva (center), boatwain’s mate, Coast Guard Cutter Henry Blake, accepts a plaque on behalf of his unit in a ceremony held at Coast Guard Station Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 23, 20... More
Seaman Pierce Overbeeke, assigned to Aids to Navigation
Seaman Pierce Overbeeke, assigned to Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick, Wash., counts the flashes of a light on an aid to navigation along the Snake River in eastern Washington, Sept. 23, 2014. The crew members... More
Seaman Apprentice Samuel Beck tightens down on a chain
Seaman Apprentice Samuel Beck tightens down on a chain being used to secure equipment aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Sledge as the crew prepares to get underway from the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., Tues... More
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Cole, commanding officer of USCGC
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Cole, commanding officer of USCGC Walnut (WLB 205), shows students how to take a fix on a chart while moored in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Visitors were able to tour the vessel and witness prep... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Ice buoys ready for deployment. These buoys ride low under ice patches and bounce up in breaks in the ice. USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
A nun buoy is prepared to be put on station. A series of steps take place from placing the buoy in position, dropping the weight and then the buoy. The two major classes of buoys used in the Coast Guard are O... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
A nun buoy is prepared to be put on station. A series of steps take place from placing the buoy in position, dropping the weight and then the buoy. The two major classes of buoys used in the Coast Guard are O... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew service the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar ... More
US COAST GUARD BUOY TENDER
MUSKEGON, Mich. (Sept. 18,)--The 49-foot Buoy Tender at Station Muskegon, Michigan conducts ATON on the Great Lakes. USCG photo by PA1 Harry C. Craft III
US COAST GUARD WAYWARD BUOY NEW JERSEY
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey ( April 8, 2005)--A member of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, NJ, hooks a wayward Icehole buoy to the hovering Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Airstation Atlantic Cit... More
United States Coast Guard photo - Buoy work
PORTE DES MORTS PASSAGE, Wis. -- Seaman Bruce Cobb of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw disables a light-emitting diode (LED) on an aid to navigation after it is secured on Mackinaw's buoy deck, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008... More
United States Coast Guard photo - Buoy work
PORTE DES MORTS PASSAGE, Wis. -- Members of deck force onboard Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw secure an aid to navigation on the buoy deck, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Mackinaw is replacing seasonal aids to navigation ... More
US COAST GUARD Jetty repair, San Diego, California
Two crew members from Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) San Diego, were transported to the Zuniga Jetty light 'Zulu' at the entrance of San Diego Bay by a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to conduct repairs, Thursday Feb. ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Galbreah, a Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Galbreah, a Coast Guard electrician's mate, signals to the coxswain, Petty Officer 2nd Class Leah Zieber, the direction of an Aid to Navigation in the Columbia River near Westport, ... More
Seaman Josh Nicholson, a deckhand on the Coast Guard
Seaman Josh Nicholson, a deckhand on the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), uses a torch to heat a shackle pin for a buoy chain while off Oahu, Hawaii, March 7, 2019. The crew of the Walnut brought the buoy o... 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
Capt. Paul Mehler III, commander, Coast Guard Sector
Capt. Paul Mehler III, commander, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, accepts Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Harward's relief of command by Chief Petty Officer Shaun Wunch at a change of command ceremony for Aids ... More
Station and Aids-to-Navigation Team Two Rivers’, Michigan
Station and Aids-to-Navigation Team Two Rivers’, Michigan crew loads gear and divers near Plum Island in Porte Des Morts Passage in Lake Michigan, Aug. 26, 2015. Station and Aids-to-Navigation Team Two Rivers,... More
Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Long Island Sound
Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Long Island Sound conducts routine maintenance on Little Gull Island Light, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Long Island Sound. The 26-foot Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat is... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR remove a net
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR remove a net from a beach on Saint Paul Island, Alaska, June 28, 2019. The crew worked directly with local tribal conservation office staff, who initially located the ne... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Shyanne Leutu,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Shyanne Leutu, boatswain’s mate aboard Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew in Portsmouth, Virginia, organizes nautical charts on the ship, July 7, 2020. Leutu is one of the crew me... More
Chief Warrant Officer Hari Colton, a buoy deck supervisor
Chief Warrant Officer Hari Colton, a buoy deck supervisor aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), boards the cutter prior to it departing from Honolulu for the final time, Jan. 14, 2019. The crew was tr... More
The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR waits in
The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR waits in port at Base Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 15, 2018. The SPAR is a 225-foot ocean-going buoy tender, and the crews' mission is to tend aids to navigation from Kodiak ... More
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Tomasi, left, Capt. Mark
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Tomasi, left, Capt. Mark Vlaun, middle, and Chief Warrant Officer Michael Brandt, right, pose for a group photo July 26, 2019, during the Coast Guard Cutter Maria Bray's change of ... More
Buoys, United States Coast Guard photo
(July 20)--A set of inland coast buoys. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PAC
US COAST GUARD HH60J HELICOPTER
An HH60J helicopter lands on the helopad of an offshore aid. The HH-60J Jayhawk is a medium-range recovery helicopter. The HH-60J is used to perform search and rescue, law enforcement, military readiness, and m... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Bill Nolen steadies the anvil for SN Brian Grebe, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), who uses a blow torch to heat the pin on a buoy chain shackle. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft... More
BUSL BUOY TENDER - U.S. Coast guard photo
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Sept. 19)--A 49-foot stern-loading buoy tender, better known as a BUSL, sits moored at Coast Guard Base Charleston. USCG photo by Telfair H. Brown, Sr.
COAST GUARD CUTTER BRISTOL BAY (WTGB 102)
TOLEDO, Ohio (Dec. 2001)--Coast Guard Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Barone, takes a quick break on the buoy deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay's barge. The tug and barge were pulling out aids to... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 9, 2004)--Petty Officer 3rd Class Coy Whitener (BM3) uses hand signals to assist the crane operator on board a 49 foot buoy utility back loading boat (BUSL) safely lower a buoy that hel... More
US COAST GUARD AERIAL ATON, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska (Nov. 12, 2004)-- A Jayhawk helicopter and its crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak lift off from the airport in Cold Bay, Wednesday, with a small green buoy slung underneath. For the first t... More
Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm - St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, A...
The original database describes this as: Title: U.S. Coast Guard station Charlotte Amalie preparing for safety patrol after Earl Production Date: 08/31/2010 Caption: St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, August 31,... More
Coast Guard Cutter sets seasonal buoys in upper Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE - Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., prepare to set a seasonal winter buoy, Nov. 29, 2010. Conducting buo... More
Sycamore Drydock Ketchikan, Alaska
KETCHIKAN, Alaska - Maintenance work is conducted on the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore in drydock in Ketchikan March 13, 2012. The 225-foot Cordova-based cutter is scheduled to be underway again soon and will con... More
During the 2014 Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Cutter
During the 2014 Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Cutter Roundup, cutter crews compete against each other in the Volleyball Challenge Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Mayport, Fla. Crews from the cutters Kingfisher, Mar... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Machala, from Aids to
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Machala, from Aids to Navigation Team Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., drives a utility vehicle through a marsh on Nebish Island, Mich., as he and his team head toward the West Nebish Down... More
After prepping charts for upcoming operations Petty
After prepping charts for upcoming operations Petty Officer 1st Class Silvestre Suga, a boatswain’s mate from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, discusses shipboard life with visitors during an open house aboard the U.S. Coast... More
Fireman Abby Hamann stands on an aids to navigation
Fireman Abby Hamann stands on an aids to navigation beacon along the Snake River in eastern Washington as she and Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Childers check the condition and functionality of the aid Sept. 23,... More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station San Deigo transports parts of a new navigational aid to the Anaheim Bay East Jetty Light 6, at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Californ... More
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell use a sledge hammer to affix a shackle in place as they prepare to set a mooring buoy at Tongue Point, in Astoria, Ore., October 30, 2018. The shackle attaches... More
A 49-foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) boat crew
A 49-foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL) boat crew from Aids to Navigation Team Southwest Harbor performs maintenance on a buoy, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017 near Southwest Harbor, Maine. The ANT Southwest Harbor... More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Hensley,
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Hensley, a machinery technician, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Conner Johnson, a boatswains mate, stationed at Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Galveston in Tex... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Myles Raynor (left) and Fireman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Myles Raynor (left) and Fireman Aaron Pekarek (right) both from Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, sit low at the bow of a 26-foot Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat in the Columbia River... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) gathers to meet Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander, Coast Guard 14th District, prior to departing Honolulu for the final time, Jan. 14, 2019. The Walnut is set... More
A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
A Coast Guard Sector San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew transport part of an aid to navigation in Oceanside, Calif., June 25, 2014. The aircrew worked with Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team San Diego and... More
Crew aboard the Coast Guard cutter Mobile Bay, a 140-foot
Crew aboard the Coast Guard cutter Mobile Bay, a 140-foot icebreaking tug, retrieve multiple sinkers and flooded buoys Aug. 24, 2015, at Gravely Shoal buoy 4 in Lake Michigan. Mobile Bay crews worked with Stati... More
Ensign Peter Driscoll navigates the USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215)
Ensign Peter Driscoll navigates the USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) away from the pier in Apra Harbor, Guam, in preparation to work Apra Outer Harbor Entrance Lighted Buoy No. 1 (LLNR 30690), Aug. 26, 2016. The Sequoia... More
During a one-day-only event, Capt. Edward Cubanski
During a one-day-only event, Capt. Edward Cubanski III, commander of Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound opened the historic Stratford Point Lighthouse in Stratford, Conn., for free public tours Aug. 8, 2015. ... More
Seaman Robert Stocks, from Aids to Navigation Team
Seaman Robert Stocks, from Aids to Navigation Team Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., secures the final piece of the West Nebish Downbound Upper Range Rear Dayboard on Nebish Island, Mich., June 5, 2014. ATON team Sault ... More
Photograph of Aton Glamkowski Marking Scaled Pulp Pile
Original caption: Marking scaled pulp pile with blueing and "paint gun" after scaling. Anton Glamkowski marking piles. Historic Photographs
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
A buoy refurbishing worker cleans a buoy with a high-power blaster. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - U.S. Coast guard photo
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- SN Derrick Denman, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), makes off a cross-deck line that was used to guide the 18,000-lb Hotel buoy off Honolulu. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safew... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. (Oct. 29, 2003)--On board the Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, Seaman Benjamin Schimer pulls the chains from under the buoy while Chief Petty Officer Andy Molnar helps and Petty Officer 3rd ... More
ATON, US Coast Guard Photo
MOBILE, Ala. (Sept. 23, 2004) - Coast Guard Seaman Jeremy Grubbs, 27, of Grand Rapids, Mich., applies a numbered decal to a dayboard in Mobile Bay, Ala. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Teams along the Gulf Coas... More
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo
JACKSONVILE, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2004)--Seaman Aaron Scragg removes the light from a buoy that was just brought on the deck of the CGC Maria Bray. The buoy has met its seven-year life expectancy June 24, 2004. Scra... More
US COAST GUARD Ice carving, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Lorn Gordy, a food service specialist at ISC Seattle, practices his ice carving skills, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, during the West Coast ATON Conference held here, Au... More
US COAST GUARD Jetty repair, San Diego, California
A boat crew from Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) San Diego, pass gear to members transported onto the Zuniga Jetty light 'Zulu' at the entrance of San Diego Bay by a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to conduct repairs, ... More
US COAST GUARD ANT Galvestonm GALVESTON, TEXAS
GALVESTON, Texas - Petty Officer 2nd Class James Sonnier(left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Bowen(right), machinery technician's stationed at Aids to Navigation Team Galveston, prepare the climb the ladder ... More
Fireman Garret McCorkle stands on the bow of a 26-foot
Fireman Garret McCorkle stands on the bow of a 26-foot ATON boat as he nears a day board needing replacement from Hurricane Irma generated winds and waves, Sept. 16, 2017. ANT Key West replaced over 10 day boar... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Aton clears a B-1B
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Aton clears a B-1B Lancer to drop six guided bomb unit-38 munitions onto an al-Qaida in Iraq torture house and prison in northern Zambraniyah, Iraq, March 10, 2008. Aton is a... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Kraus, a machinery
Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Kraus, a machinery technician, works with Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Gilbert, a boatswain's mate, both members of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Tean San Juan, work on recove... More
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin transports
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin transports the Francis Scott Key memorial buoy on the Patapsco River, June 15, 2020. The buoy sits between the Francis Scott Key Bridge and Fort McHenry to mark the app... More
Crew members from Aids to Navigation Team Moriches
Crew members from Aids to Navigation Team Moriches coordinated with a MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Coast Guard Station Jones Beach to place a new tower at the entra... More
Chief Warrant Officer Hari Colton, a buoy deck supervisor
Chief Warrant Officer Hari Colton, a buoy deck supervisor aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), oversees maintenance on a buoy while operating off Oahu, Hawaii, March 7, 2019. The cutter crew was unde... More