Capt. Brian Novak reads his orders and delivers brief
Capt. Brian Novak reads his orders and delivers brief remarks to nine crew members during a modified change-of-command ceremony held aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) while moored at Base Alameda, ... More
Capt. Gregory Burg, commanding officer of the Coast
Capt. Gregory Burg, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis and the Jarvis' crew disembark the cutter during the transfer and decommissioning ceremony of the ship held on Coast Guard Island, Thursda... More
Community service award. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA, Calif.- Jay Winkenbach, left, CEO of the Northern California Region of the Red Cross, presents Rear Admiral Manson Brown with a Community Service Award to recognize the personnel on Coast Guard Island ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, stands with Lisa Rehman and Bob Kelleher who accepted Purple Heart Medals during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3,... More
A tug boat crew guides Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
A tug boat crew guides Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf to its berth at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017. Tug boat crews enhance the cutter's maneuverability in tight spaces like the Oakland Estu... More
Emlen Tunnell gym naming ceremony
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Vivian Robinson (left), sister of Emlen Tunnell, Catherine Robinson (right), niece of Tunnell, and Rear Adm. Joseph "Pepe" Castillo, commander 11th Coast Guard District, unviel the plaque tha... More
Hawk Memorial Course - U.S. Coast guard photo
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- San Francisco Police Officer Roly Canales works with his German Shepherd partner, Pyro, on the Hawk Memorial obedience course on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Hawk served at Mar... More
Welcome home Waesche crew. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Line handlers on the pier at Coast Guard Island moor the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche to its homeport on Coast Guard Island after crew completed a 161-day deployment, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. ... More
Chief Petty Officer Clay Clark, a storekeeper assigned
Chief Petty Officer Clay Clark, a storekeeper assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, embraces his daughter after returning home from a 106-day deployment, at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Sunday, ... More
Family and friends met aboard the Coast Guard Cutter
Family and friends met aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf's flight deck to reunite with Bertholf crewmembers following the cutter's return home to Alameda, Calif., after a 90-day deployment, Sept. 4, 2018. ... More
Friends and family members await the arrival of the
Friends and family members await the arrival of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) as the cutter prepares to moor at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 23, 2019. The Bertholf returned home from... More
Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Vinh Mai, of Base Support Unit Alameda, plays taps on a bugle during 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, D... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Le...
BERKELEY, Calif. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Lee, a damage controlman stationed at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, trains to become a writing coach for the WriterCoach Connection, a partnership in education ... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - BSU Alameda Barber Shop
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Barber Niamke Muhammad cuts retired U.S. Navy Petty Officer Thomas Serrano's hair at Base Support Unit Alameda. In addition to a barber shop, the BSU houses numerous other services, including... More
Members of a color guard render a 21-gun salute during
Members of a color guard render a 21-gun salute during a Pearl Harbor ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 7, 2013. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie)
A Purple Heart Medal and citation are displayed prior
A Purple Heart Medal and citation are displayed prior to being posthumously presented during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019, to the families of Edward Kelleher and Arthur... More
Friends and family members of Coast Guard Cutter Munro
Friends and family members of Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmembers await the cutter’s return home to Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., following the cutter’s 105-day, 17,000-nautical mile, multi-mission de... 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
Lt. Cmdr. Lawrence F. Ahlin reads his orders assuming
Lt. Cmdr. Lawrence F. Ahlin reads his orders assuming command of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco from Lt. Cmdr. Christopher A. White July 21, 2016, during a change of command ceremon... More
A Coast Guard member, assigned to Coast Guard Cutter
A Coast Guard member, assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, embraces his daughter after returning home from a 106-day deployment, at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Nov. 22, 2015. During the deployment... More
Retired Chief Petty Officer George Larsen attended
Retired Chief Petty Officer George Larsen attended a Pearl Harbor Survivors ceremony held at Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016. Larsen served in the Coast Guard as a radioman from 1939 through 1945. C... More
Family and friends awaited the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
Family and friends awaited the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf to return to their homeport in Alameda, Calif., following a 90-day deployment, Sept. 4, 2018. The crew participated in RIMPAC 2018 in and around the Ha... More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Joseph Sundland, executive officer
Coast Guard Cmdr. Joseph Sundland, executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, is interviewed by local media after returning home from a five-month counter-drug deployment to the Eastern Pacific in su... More
Friends and family members reunite with Coast Guard
Friends and family members reunite with Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew members after the cutter moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 23, 2019. The Bertholf returned home from an 82... More
Capt. Jim Estramonte, the outgoing commanding officer
Capt. Jim Estramonte, the outgoing commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755), addresses nine Munro crewmembers present during the cutter’s modified change-of-command ceremony while moored a... More
Wheelchair basketball scrimmage
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Joel Webber evades the defense of Trooper Johnson of the Bay Area Outreach and Recreational Program in a wheelchair basketball scrimmage hosted by the Northern Califor... More
Pearl Harbor survivor, US Coast Guard Photo
Senior Chief Petty Officer John Rauschkolb, U.S. Navy (retired) relates his Pearl Harbor survival story to a member of the local media prior to a Dec. 7, 2012, ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Cali... More
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, Pacific
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, Pacific Area commander and Chief of Naval Staff for the Bangladesh navy, Vice Adm. Muhammad Farid Habib sign the official paperwork to transfer the Coast Guard Cutter... More
The Coast Guard Honor Guard presents the colors during
The Coast Guard Honor Guard presents the colors during Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis R. Obendorf's memorial service on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. Coast Guard members gather... More
Seaman James Johnson and his shipmates assigned to
Seaman James Johnson and his shipmates assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, work together to secure the line onboard the Jarvis moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., April 11, 2013. It wil... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Le...
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Lee, a damage controlman stationed in Alameda, pushes through back extension exercises at the gym on Coast Guard Island, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Lee ex... More
Wheelchair basketball scrimmage
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Trooper Johnson of the Bay Area Outreach and Recreational Program (BORP), Petty Officer 3rd Class Alaric Gricius and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin Koch pause during a wheelchair basketball s... More
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard,
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Steven W. Cantrell, speaks with members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. Cantrell... More
Members from the Bangladesh navy don firefighting equipment
Members from the Bangladesh navy don firefighting equipment during a drill aboard a Bangladesh navy vessel, BNS Somudra Joy, moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., June 19, 2013. Coast Guard members a... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmember tends the
A Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmember tends the ship's mooring lines as the cutter returns to homeport in Alameda, Calif., Oct. 24, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson.
Coast Guard members clean the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis
Coast Guard members clean the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis moored at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif., May 8, 2013. The Coast Guard stripes and emblems were removed from the Jarvis for the transferring to the B... More
Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz, former 11th District commander,
Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz, former 11th District commander, carries his district admiral flag at the 11th District Change of Command Ceremony held on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Thursday, June 5, 2014... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmember dressed as Santa
A Coast Guard Cutter Munro crewmember dressed as Santa Claus waves to awaiting friends and family members on the pier at the cutter’s homeport on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., following the cutter’s 10... More
Two dogs dressed for the holidays await the arrival
Two dogs dressed for the holidays await the arrival of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) as the cutter prepares to moor at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 23, 2019. The Bertholf returned ho... More
MSST San Francisco delivers toys to Oakland C
OAKLAND, Calif. - Lt. j.g. Marcus Brown, of Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, unloads a vehicle full of toys outside of the Oakland Children's Hospital, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011. MSST San Francisco... More
Coast Guard members conducts drill with Bangladeshi sailors on fire sa...
Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Miller explains the functions of a simulated bilge fire to members from the Bangladesh navy aboard the Bangladesh ship, BNS Somudra Joy, moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, ... More
Crewmembers clean the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis moored
Crewmembers clean the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis moored at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif., May 8, 2013. The Coast Guard stripes and emblems were removed from the Jarvis for the transferring to the Banglades... More
Family and friends wait patiently for the crew of Coast
Family and friends wait patiently for the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Waesche to arrive at the pier on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Nov. 20, 2016. Waesche returned home following a 97-day deployment of... More
Coast Guard Base Alameda color guard members retire
Coast Guard Base Alameda color guard members retire the colors following a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019, where the Coast Guard posthumously presented Purple Heart Medals ... More
The Broad-area Unmanned Responsive Resupply Operations (BURRO) is used...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URBAN WARRIOR '99 Base: Oakland State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL C... More
Emlen Tunnell gym naming ceremony
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Vivian Robinson (right), sister of Emlen Tunnell, and Catherine Robinson (left), niece of Tunnell listen to a speaker during a gym naming and awards ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wedne... More
MSST San Francisco delivers toys to Oakland C
OAKLAND, Calif. - ( left to right) Coast Guardsmen Lt. j.g. Marcus Brown, Ensign Cory McDermott, Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Martin, Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Parker, Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Arm... More
Michelle Obama at Stratton Commissioning
ALAMEDA, Calif. -?? First Lady Michelle Obama covers her heart and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Robert J. Papp renders a salute during the National Anthem at the commissioning ceremony of the Cutter Stratton on ... More
11th District Change of Command
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Rear Adm. Joseph "Pepe" Castillo, outgoing commander of the 11th Coast Guard District, presents remarks during a change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Island, July 19, 2012. During the ce... More
Cmdr. Amy Lockwood of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche
Cmdr. Amy Lockwood of the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is greeted by her family at the pier on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., following a 97-day deployment to Central America, Nov. 20, 2016. The crew of t... More
Capt. Mohammad Nazmul Karim Kislu leads a formation
Capt. Mohammad Nazmul Karim Kislu leads a formation of Bangladesh navy sailors during the transfer and decommissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis held on Coast Guard Island, Thursday May 23, 2013... More
Jeh Johnson, secretary of Homeland Security, addresses
Jeh Johnson, secretary of Homeland Security, addresses the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., April 20, 2015. Johnson toured the Stratton and spoke to mult... More
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard,
The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Steven W. Cantrell, speaks with members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. Cantrell... More
NSC pier renovations at Coast Guard Island
Coast Guard Island, ALAMEDA, Calif. (March 11, 2008) -- Aerial photo of the completed National Security Cutter (NSC) pier renovation in Alameda, Calif. The extensive work and electrical upgrades were done in p... More
Coast Guard Island - U.S. Coast guard photo
Coast Guard Island is in the Oakland Estuary between Oakland and Alameda, Calif. The 67-acre island is situated in the historic Brooklyn Basin, now known as Embarcadero Cove. The Island supports a number of Coa... More
BSU Alameda Change of Command. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Capt. Keith Turro (center) and Capt. Gary Spenik inspect the crew of Base Support Unit Alameda during a change of command ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Spenik... More
Fleet Week 2011 Softball Tournament on CGI
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- A batter for team Coast Guard hits a ball during a softball game held at Coast Guard Island during Fleet Week, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. The softball tournament pitted teams from the Coast Gua... More
Memorial honors past Coast Guard Auxiliarists
ALAMEDA, Calif. - U.S. Coast Guard bagpiper Dean McFarren plays prior to the presentation of colors during a ceremony dedicating a new memorial honoring deceased Coast Guard Auxiliarists at Coast Guard Island. ... More
Coast Guard flag retires
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Wright holds a retired United States flag from the former Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., May 23, 2013. The Jarvis was decommissioned during a t... More
Coast Guard members recognized during a soccer game
Coast Guard members assigned to Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., stand at attention during a Galaxy soccer game at Stanford Stadium in Calif., Saturday, June 29, 2013. During the halftime show, fans and p... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Hartman,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Hartman, from Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, and his dog, Evy, conduct training at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Wednesday, March 19, 2... More
The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returned
The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returned to their homeport in Alameda, Calif., following a nearly 90-day deployment, Sept. 4, 2018. The crew deployed to the Hawaiian Islands and southern California ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Randy Doster, a machinery technician
Petty Officer 3rd Class Randy Doster, a machinery technician assigned to Coast Guard Base Alameda in Alameda, Calif., vacuums the housing for a hydraulic pump unit on base, Feb. 27, 2017. The unit controls the ... More
Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander Vice Adm. Fred Midgette
Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander Vice Adm. Fred Midgette (at podium) presides over the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton change of command ceremony in Alameda, Calif., June 8, 2017. Capt. Craig Wieschhorster reliev... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew O'Brien, a damage controlman
Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew O'Brien, a damage controlman assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, embraces his children after returning home from a 91-day deployment aboard the Waesche, at Coast Guard Is... More
Family and friends gather at Coast Guard Island in
Family and friends gather at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif. to welcome members from Coast Guard Cutter Stratton, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. The Stratton's crew returned from a two-month deployment to test ... More
Friends and family members await the arrival of the
Friends and family members await the arrival of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) as the cutter prepares to moor at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Dec. 23, 2019. The Bertholf returned home from... More
Coast Guard members stand at parade rest during an
Coast Guard members stand at parade rest during an uniform inspection for Coast Guard Base Alameda in Alameda, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. It is important for Coast Guard personnel to present a proud, profes... More
Coast Guard Cutter John F. McCormick (WPC 1121) crew
Coast Guard Cutter John F. McCormick (WPC 1121) crew transits through the San Francisco Bay, Saturday, March 4, 2017, during their voyage to homeport in Ketchikan, Alaska. The cutter was named after McCormick w... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - BSU Alameda
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Juan Romo, right, supervisor of the shipping and receiving at Coast Guard Base Support Unit Alameda, lines up his forklift to unload a truckload of metal grating with ... More
Bangladesh navy ship moored at Coast Guard Island
The Bangladesh navy ship, Somudra Joy, is moored at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The ship, previously known as the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, was transferred to the Banglade... More
Vice Adm. Charles Ray (front), Rear Adm. Joseph Servidio
Vice Adm. Charles Ray (front), Rear Adm. Joseph Servidio (left), Rear Adm. Todd Sokalzuk (center), Lt. Cmdr. David Stroud (right), render salutes during a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Island in Ala... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns to its homeport
The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns to its homeport of Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., after a 109-day deployment, Friday, November 29, 2013. The Waesche's crew returned from a 109-day deployment in G... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns home
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns home to Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Friday, April 22, 2016. Bertholf was deployed to support Joint Interagency Task Force-South, or JIATF-S, counter na... More
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton marches
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton marches in formation to a change of command ceremony Aug. 22, 2013. During the ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Capt. Andrew M. Sugimoto assume... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Sumner, a maritime enforcement
Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Sumner, a maritime enforcement specialist assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, trains his new partner, a 21-month-old European Vizsla, Petty Officer 1st Clas... More
Coast Guard members stand at attention during an uniform
Coast Guard members stand at attention during an uniform inspection for Coast Guard Base Alameda in Alameda, Calif, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. It is important for Coast Guard personnel to present a proud, professio... More
Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander Vice Adm. Fred Midgette,
Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander Vice Adm. Fred Midgette, Capt. Nathan Moore and Capt. Craig Wieschhorster (left to right) stand aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton following a change of command ceremony i... More
Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- (from left to right) Martin Hoopes, Clarence Byal, Francis Jenkins, and John Rauschkolb all Pearl Harbor survivors listen to the keynote speaker during the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbo... More
Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Replica WWII era military vehicles carrying Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, deputy commander Pacific Area and Capt. Gary Spenik, commanding officer Base Support Unit Alameda enter Coast Guard I... More
Hawk Memorial Course - U.S. Coast guard photo
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Mark Herrick, a member of the Alameda County Rescue Sheriff's Office runs, Kato, a search and rescue dog, through the Hawk Memorial obedience course on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, May 4, 2... More
Hawk Memorial Course - U.S. Coast guard photo
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- U.S. Park Police Officer Neil Wu runs Sirius, a 7-year-old Labrador Retriever and an explosive detection dog, through the Hawk Memorial obedience course on Coast Guard Island, Wednesday, May ... More
Military Kids Day at Coast Guard Island
Alameda, Calif. - Petty Officers Michael Caliguire and Michael Shannon from the Pacific Strike Team show a youngster how to work a Remote Andros Vehicle Harvey Robot during a family event on Coast Guard Island ... More
Military Kids Day at Coast Guard Island
Alameda, Calif. - Petty Officer Ezekiel Uribe and daughter Scarlett enjoy the Military Kids Day family event at Coast Guard Island April 13, 2012. Coast Guard Base Alameda commemorated Military Month of the Chi... More
11th District Change of Command
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Paul F. Zukunft (second from left), Rear Adm. Joseph "Pepe" Castillo (third from left) and Rear Admiral Karl L. Schultz (fourth from left) salute during a change of... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton moored at Coast Guard
The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton moored at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif., May 18, 2013. The Stratton is the Coast Guard's third National Security Cutter and is set to replace the aging fleet of 378-foot hi... More
Line handlers on the pier at Coast Guard Island in
Line handlers on the pier at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., prepare to moor the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, homeported on Coast Guard Island, after the crew completed a 14-week deployment, Saturday, Sep... More
Coast Guard Base Alameda color guard members present
Coast Guard Base Alameda color guard members present the colors following a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019, where the Coast Guard posthumously presented Purple Heart Medals... More
Petty Officer 1st Class John Savastano, assigned to
Petty Officer 1st Class John Savastano, assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, hugs his daughter at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Friday, November 29, 2013. The Waesche's crew returned from a 109-day ... More
Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz reflects on his time as the
Rear Adm. Karl L. Schultz reflects on his time as the district commander and welcomes Rear Adm. Joseph A. Servidio and his family to the Bay Area during a change of command ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Ala... More
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area
U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Pacific Area commander, delivers remarks during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019, prior to posthumously presenting Purple Heart Meda... More
Service members and guests stand during a ceremony
Service members and guests stand during a ceremony on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, California, Sept. 3, 2019, where the Coast Guard posthumously presented Purple Heart Medals to families of two Coast Guard me... More
Coast Guard Cutter John F. McCormick (WPC 1121) crew
Coast Guard Cutter John F. McCormick (WPC 1121) crew transits through the San Francisco Bay, Saturday, March 4, 2017, during their voyage to homeport in Ketchikan, Alaska. The cutter was named after McCormick w... More
Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Base Support Unit Alameda Special Rifle Detail marches pat the Point Welcome Room during the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held on Coast Guard Island, Wednesda... More
Wheelchair basketball scrimmage
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Lt. Cmdr. Sam Hudson speeds down the court in a wheelchair basketball scrimmage hosted by the Northern California Combined Federal Campaign at Coast Guard Island's Emlen Tunnel gym, Oct. 19, ... More
Memorial honors past Coast Guard Auxiliarists
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliarist Tony Zocchi points out the name of his father, Jim, on a new memorial at Coast Guard Island honoring Auxiliarists who have passed away. Jim Zocchi served in the A... More
Gary Sinise tours USCGC Waesche
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Capt. Kelly Hatfield, commanding officer Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, explains the advanced capabilities of the National Security Cutter to Gary Sinise, who toured the cutter as part of the Lt... More
USCGC Bertholf starts deployment
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, homeported at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif., transits out of the San Francisco Bay and into the Pacific Ocean as it starts a deployment, Friday, March... More
Welcome home Waesche crew. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- James Moore holds up his little sister Caitlyn to wave to their father who is returning home on the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche after a 161-day depolyment, Sept. 1, 2012. Since departing Marc... More
Coast Guard recognizes Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year for the 11t...
The Coast Guard Reserve Person of the Year, Petty Officer 1st Class Stepheni Norton (center), a yeoman assigned to the operational support division at Coast Guard Port Security Unit 311, Long Beach, Calif., sta... More