ADM THOMAS H. COLLINS - A man in uniform giving a speech at a podium
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 17, 2005)--Adm. Thomas Collins speaks at the Cleveland City Club, discussing current Coast Guard issues relating to maritime domain awareness. USCG photo by PAC Jeff Hall
Commandant Attends D9 Change of Command
CLEVELAND (May 22, 2008) -- Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard, presided over the formal change-of-command ceremony and the retirement of outgoing commanding officer Adm. John E. Crowley, Jr. of the... More
Ninth Coast Guard District Change of Command
CLEVLELAND -- L. to R. Rear Adm. John E. Crowley, Jr. and Rear Adm. Peter V. Neffenger exchange salutes as Neffenger assumes command of the Ninth Coast Guard District in a ceremony held at the Port of Clevela... More
Cleveland Browns Military Appreciation Day
CLEVELAND - Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Alex Mack slaps Coast Guardsmen's hands as he runs through the introduction gauntlet during military appreciation day at Cleveland Browns Stadium Nov. 7, 2010. Mem... More
US COAST GUARD Breaking ice
CLEVELAND - U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Biscayne Bay (bottom) and Mackinaw (top) break ice in the lower end of the Rock Cut in the St. Mary's River in Mich., December 22, 2010. The cutters were called to break ic... More
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis)
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
US COAST GUARD CANUS Summit, US - Canadian border
Photos of events at the 2013 CANUS Summit near Cleveland, OH., Thurs., July 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Coast Guard, fire department train for ice rescue
Members from Coast Guard Station Sault Sainte Marie and Sugar Island Fire Department gather for a photo at Sugar Island, Michigan, Feb. 11, 2018. The crews shared ice rescue knowledge, techniques, and capabilit... More
Cleveland Ice Training U.S. Coast Guard photograph
CLEVELAND - Public Affairs Specialist 3rd Class Brian McCrum takes a photo of ice rescue training between Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor personnel and members of the Cleveland Fire Department Feb. 13, 201... More
Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste Marie brochure on how
Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste Marie brochure on how to properly report a marine casualty.
Coast Guard Lt. Kismet Wunder, chief of the department
Coast Guard Lt. Kismet Wunder, chief of the department of Health Safety Work Life in Cleveland, poses for a photo with his wife, Cathy, and children Levi, Tessa and Jack, after batting in the batting cages at t... More
Coast Guard Lt. Steven Melvin, a department of water
Coast Guard Lt. Steven Melvin, a department of water ways inspector with the Coast Guard 9th District in Cleveland, plays miniature golf at the Coast Guard Day celebration at Swings and Things in Cleveland, Aug... More
US COAST GUARD BOLDT CASTLE
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Aug. 12, 2004)--A Coast Guard boat from Station Alexandria Bay races by the Alster Tower of Boldt Castle. Prussian immigrant, George G. Boldt, had the castle built at the turn of the century o... More
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan, the Ninth District Commander,
Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan, the Ninth District Commander, smiles as retired Rear Adm. Mike Parks, former Ninth District Commander presents her promotion certificate July 3, 2018 in Cleveland. Nunan was promoted fro... More
Reserve Command Master Chief David Schacher
Master Chief Petty Officer David Schacher, command master chief of Coast Guard District Nine, poses for his official portrait. Schacher assumed the duties of command master chief of the Ninth Coast Guard Distri... More
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, commander, Ninth Coast
Rear Admiral Donna Cottrell, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, poses for her official portrait July 15, 2020. Rear Admiral Cottrell promoted to Rear Admiral Upper Half in the summer of 2020. U.S. Coast Gua... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor conduct ice rescue training in Cleveland, Ohio, January 11, 2018. Local media members were invited and attended the training. (U.S. Coast Gaurd photo by Pe... More
Coast guardsmen instruct a crewmember of the Environmental
Coast guardsmen instruct a crewmember of the Environmental Protection Agency's research vessel Lake Guardian on how to operate the Vessel of Opportunity Oil Skimming System during a VOSS demonstration aboard th... More
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10,
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis)
Lt. Jeannette Greene poses for a photo in the Coast
Lt. Jeannette Greene poses for a photo in the Coast Guard's maternity uniform at the 9th Coast Guard District Headquarters in Cleveland, March 11, 2013. Greene posed for the photo as part of a blog celebrating ... More
Parents and their kids tour the Coast Guard Cutter
Parents and their kids tour the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, at the ship's home port at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings Facility May 3, 2013, as part of "Bring Your Kids to Work Day." The kids were able to... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, a public affairs
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, a public affairs specialist with the Coast Guard 9th District, speaks with Ahmaad Crump, the in-arena host for the Cleveland Cavaliers, for a Fox Sports Ohio interview a... More
ANTI- TERRORISM TRANINING
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 4, 2004) - Petty Officer 2nd Class John Peters, Coast Guard Station Lorain, Ohio, searches for terrorists aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay during anti-terrorism training with the FBI... More
US COAST GUARD ADMIRAL PETERMAN
CLEVELAND, OH (October 19, 2006)-- Rear Admiral Brian Peterman address Coast guard members at an all hands on the 31st floor of the Federal Building in Cleveland, OH. USCG photo by SN Angela Henderson
US COAST GUARD TWIC COMPLIANCE
CLEVELAND - Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Mudrock, from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland checks a worker at Jonick Dock and Terminal Co. for his Transportation Worker Identification Credential Oct. 20,... More
Cleveland Tall Ships - U.S. Coast guard photo
CLEVELAND - Crewmembers from U.S. Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor provide a safety and security zone during the Cleveland Tall Ships Festival, July 8, 2010. Station Cleveland Harbor crewmembers utilized a ... More
Ice Safety Training - U.S. Coast guard photo
CLEVELAND -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Levine, Master Chief Petty Officer Aaron Zimmer and Petty Officer 1st Class John Curtis, from Coast Guard Station Station Toledo, Ohio, help a volunteer student from Ma... More
Inspection - U.S. Coast guard photo
CLEVELAND - Nick Suvak, a marine inspector with Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, shows Lt. j.g. Tim Jones, a marine inspector-in-training at the marine safety unit, repairs to rivets onboard the integr... More
US COAST GUARD Hedrick speech
CLEVELAND -- Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jim Hedrick speaks to attendees at his retirement ceremony at the A. J. Celebrezze Federal Building here, Aug. 26, 2011.Following his 31 years of Coast Guard service, Hedrick,... More
VA Medical Center tour - A group of people in a hospital room
CLEVELAND - Darold Bowers (seated), a patient at the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, talks to chief petty officers from Cleveland area Coast Guard units as they took a tour of the facility on Marc... More
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Events near Cleveland, Ohio, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, Ohio, Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
US COAST GUARD CANUS Summit, US - Canadian border
Photos of events at the 2013 CANUS Summit near Cleveland, OH., Thurs., July 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Bradshaw, Petty Officer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Bradshaw, Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Bird and Seaman Elizabeth Braun practice ice-rescue training in Port Sanilac, Mich., on the shores of Lake Huron, Nov. 26, 2013. The crew ... More
With a salute, Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan (left) passes
With a salute, Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan (left) passes her command of the Ninth District Coast Guard to Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell (right) during the district’s change of command ceremony held in Cleveland, Ohio Jun... More
A 770-ton Travelift pulls the Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne
A 770-ton Travelift pulls the Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay from Lake Erie at the Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland on May 12, 2014. The 140-foot ice-breaking tug was dry-docked for routine maintenance. (U.S.... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Gary Chalker, the Coast
Master Chief Petty Officer Gary Chalker, the Coast Guard Sector Buffalo command silver badge, Petty Officers 1st Class Jesse Alling and Kimberly Gault, marine science technicians at Marine Safety Unit Cleveland... More
Protective boom helps contain spilled product and
Protective boom helps contain spilled product and contaminated debris that came from a release starting, Friday, April 3, 2015, into Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland Monday, April 6, 2015. T... More
Coast Guard seamen Brooke Sauers, Nikura Walls and
Coast Guard seamen Brooke Sauers, Nikura Walls and Sierra Heald pose for a picture at Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, March 13, 2013. Sauers, Walls and Heald posed for the photo as part of a blog ce... More
Coast Guard People - U.S. Coast guard photo
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Dec. 22, 2004)--Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Steer of Station Cleveland Harbor makes preparations to moor after taking Congressman Mike Turner out on the station's 41-foot rescue boat and 25-fo... More
KINGSBURY RUN SPILL - U.S. Coast guard photo
CLEVELAND - Marine Safety Unit Cleveland responded to an spill of approximately 500 gallons of motor oil May 1, 2008 in Kingsbury Run near the Cuyahoga River. Photo by PA3 William B. Mitchell.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Emergency preparedness and security meeting at Anthony J. Celebrezze F...
Dr. Stephen Flynn, professor at Northeastern University, speaks to a group of Great Lakes agency leaders during a meeting at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland June 7, 2012. The meeting was... More
Sunken deck barge salvage in Cuyahoga River
Salvage crews attempt to use tow trucks May 3, 2012 to salvage a 36-foot deck barge that sank in the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland the day before. The barge sank with no pollution or injuries, but it was partiall... More
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis)
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events near Cleveland, Ohio, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, Ohio, Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY.,
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis)
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
Coast Guard CPOA swears in new chapter officers
Master Chief Petty Officer Paul Holling, chief-of-the-mess of the Cleveland Area Chiefs Mess, administers the oath of office to Chief Petty Officer Jason Steele, Senior Chief Petty Officer Mario Valenzuela and ... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking
The Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug homeported in St. Ignace, Mich., prepares to be lifted by a 770-ton Travelift at the Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland on May 12, 2014. The ice-b... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgett, commander Coast Guard 9th District,
Rear Adm. Fred Midgett, commander Coast Guard 9th District, signs a mutual training agreement between the Coast Guard and the Lake Carriers' Association as Jim Weakley, president of LCA, looks on at the Coast G... More
Cleanup crews from Clean Harbors work to recover spilled
Cleanup crews from Clean Harbors work to recover spilled product and debris, that started Friday, April 3, 2015, from Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland on Monday, April 6, 2015. The crews are... More
Boat crew members aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium
Boat crew members aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor in Cleveland, launch from the station's pier with a group of teens from a local outreach program, July 30, 2013.... More
A seat cushion floatation device floats near a capsized
A seat cushion floatation device floats near a capsized vessel approximately two miles off the coast of Avon Lake, Ohio, June 25, 2019. A response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Lorain rescued the four peop... More
US COAST GUARD Hollyhock Medevac
CLEVELAND - A small boat from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock medically evacuates a man from a sailing vessel during the Chicago to Mackinac race, July 25, 2010. After the man was transported from the sailing... More
Coast Guard Veterans Day
CLEVELAND - Coast Guard Capt. John Bingaman, chief of staff of the 9th Coast Guard District, walks to center ice to take part in the ceremonial puck drop before the Lake Erie Monsters hockey game at the Quicken... More
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
STA Cleveland Harbor and AIRSTA Detroit
LAKE ERIE -?? A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, prepares to conduct training with an aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, aboard an MH-6... More
Rear Adm. Michael N. Parks, commander of the 9th Coast
Rear Adm. Michael N. Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, addresses media during a news briefing to announce the beginning of National Safe Boating Week at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings in C... More
Events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo
Photos of events at Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, NY., Fri., July 12, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.
A member from Coast Guard Station Sault Sainte Marie
A member from Coast Guard Station Sault Sainte Marie demonstrates how to rescue someone who has fallen through ice at Sugar Island, Michigan, Feb. 11, 2018. Members from Sugar Island Fire Department invited Coa... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Yaw,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Yaw, a public affairs specialist at the 9th Coast Guard District External Affairs Office in Cleveland, throws a ball to the first baseman during softball practice... More
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay,
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Detroit, fold the national ensign during a burial at sea that was held aboard the cutter Oct. 23, 2014, just offshore of Cleveland in Lake Erie.... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay welcomes Navy
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay welcomes Navy Reserve medical units for familiarization training in Cleveland May 15, 2016. The Coast Guardsmen explained the cutter's mission and capabilities. (U.S. Co... More
Command Master Chief Petty Officer James Bach gives
Command Master Chief Petty Officer James Bach gives his speech during the Coast Guard's Ninth District change-of-watch ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, June 6, 2018. Master Chief Petty Officer Jahmal Pereira (left)... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin thanks
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin thanks his wife, Elizabeth, and their children, Katelyn, Jenna and Allison, for their support during his retirement ceremony held at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay makes preparations
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay makes preparations to moor at its new homeport in Cleveland, June 16, 2013. Morro Bay and Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay will share a homeport at the Cleveland Moorings Fac... More
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10,
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis)
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay,
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Detroit, bow their heads during a burial at sea that was held aboard the cutter Oct. 23, 2014, just offshore of Cleveland in Lake Erie. The crew... More
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jason Biggar, chief of the planning
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jason Biggar, chief of the planning department at Civil Engineering Unit in Cleveland, searches the sky for a popped up ball during softball practice at Kennedy Field in Cleveland, July 31... More
US COAST GUARD Hollyhock Medevac
CLEVELAND - U.S. Coast Guard crews from Cutter Hollyhock and Air Station Traverse City medically evacuate an injured man approximately three miles west of Muskegon, Mich., during the Chicago to Mackinac race, J... More
Posthumous distinguished alumnus award
CLEVELAND -- Allan Kaupinen, a former Kent State University athlete, Cmdr. Michael Platt, commanding officer of Air Station Detroit and retired Lt. Cmdr. Jim Loomis, a former Coast Guard aviator, accept a posth... More
US COAST GUARD Veterans Day U.S. Coast Guard photograph
CLEVELAND - Coast Guard Capt. Stephen H. Torpey, chief of response for the 9th Coast Guard District, gives the keynote speech at the Veteran'??s Day ceremony at Lakewood Park in Lakewood, Ohio, Nov. 11, 2011. T... More
Coast Guard weapons simulator in Cleveland
CLEVELAND - Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Thomas Madden, a crewmember aboard Cutter Neah Bay, practices firing the M240 machine gun in a weapons simulator trailer, at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings facili... More
US COAST GUARD Retirement Ceremony
CLEVELAND - U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Darryl Verfaillie presents Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Armstrong with Armstrong's Certificate of Retirement during his retirement ceremony at the Flat Iron Pub in Cleveland... More
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
US COAST GUARD Cleveland visit
CLEVELAND - Photo of events during unit visits in Cleveland March 29, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis)
Events near Cleveland, US - Canadian border
Photos of events near Cleveland, OH., Wed., July 10, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.