Interagency Operations Center opens on Yerba
SAN FRANCISCO - Rep. Nancy Pelosi cuts the ribbon to officially mark the opening of the new interagency operations center for maritime operations during a ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard's Yerba Buena Island b... More
US COAST GUARD Cutter Dorado. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - The crew from Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Crescent City, conducts hoist training with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Humboldt Ba... More
Japan Coast Guard Vessel Yashima
PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Yoshiyuki Lino, an aviation machinist's mate in the Japan Coast Guard, demonstrates Japanese sword play using a 500-year-old Katana sword before a crowd of visiting dignitaries aboard the ... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - HS school
PETALUMA, Calif. - Seaman Jennifer Bull and Seaman Amanda Kitson practice adminstering an intravenous drip on a fake arm while Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandelle Delph oversees the lesson at Health Services Tech... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Station Lake Tahoe
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Demucha, a maritime enforcement specialist at Station Lake Tahoe, yells "Man overboard" after throwing a rescue dummy off the boat during a training drill on L... More
Rear Adm. Karl Schultz (left), the 11th District commander,
Rear Adm. Karl Schultz (left), the 11th District commander, and Lt. Christopher Courtney (right), a pilot at Air Station San Francisco, make their way to a helicopter for a flight around the San Francisco Bay A... More
US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Sean Mackey, left, from A...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status: Releas... More
An Iraqi soldier sets up checkpoints and roadblocks to ensure security...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Camp Liberty State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: NORTHEAST Scene Camera Opera... More
Coast Guard Cutter Sherman Returns Home
ALAMEDA, Calif. (Dec. 23, 2008) Chief Petty Officer Gary Reed, an operations specialist assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman homeported here, embraces his young daughter, Samantha, and his wife, Sara, aft... More
US COAST GUARD Nelson Midgett NORTH CAROLINA
HATTERAS, N.C. - Nelson Midgett poses with a pipe on the Outer Banks, N.C. Members of the Midgett family have served in the Coast Guard since it was the U.S. Life Saving Service. 090511-G-0000X-002 (photo court... 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 - BUI training
VALLEJO, Calif. - Chief Petty Officer Ryan Hooper, a maritime enforcement specialist at Training Team West, conducts boating under the influence training for the boarding officers at Coast Guard Station Vallejo... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Station Lake Tahoe
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Crewmembers at Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe observe evening colors Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. The crew conducts search and rescue, law enforcement, and national defense missions, and maintain... More
Using a truck with a gondola boom-arm lift, US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacaf Scene Camera Operator: A1C Joshua St... More
Boat Crew College - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAMOA, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class Ian Gables, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, teaches a class about the engine of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Station Humb... More
Cmdr. Heather Kostecki, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - One of the many toys scattered throughout Cmdr. Heather Kostecki's office, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. Kostecki is a breast cancer survivor, and she used humor and positive thinking to help her get ... More
Fleet Week 2011 buoy drop, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - The crew from the Coast Guard Cutter George Cobb, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Long Beach, Calif., sets a buoy in the San Francisco Bay in preparation for Fleet Week, Wednesday, Oct. 5, ... More
Fishing boat grounded in Bodega Bay
The fishing vessel Advance remains grounded in Bodega Bay Harbor after it collided with channel marker 13, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The two fishermen aboard were found safe and taken in by Coast Guard crews. U.... More
Mrs. Papp's hand print - Public domain print
Linda Papp, the wife of Coast Guard Commandant Robert J. Papp Jr., pushes her hands into concrete at the grand opening of Training Center Petaluma's Child Development Center, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. The new CDC c... More
Training with the Millennium Falcon
SAN FRANCISCO - A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco conducts hoist training with the crew from Starlight tug Millennium Falcon, April 1, 2010. The evolution marked the fir... More
11th District's new Command Master Chief
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Rear Adm. Joseph "Pepe" Castillo, 11th Coast Guard District Commander, pins the Command Master Chief gold badge on the newly appointed 11th District Command Master Chief Charles R. Bushey duri... More
Dinner for the crew - U.S. Coast guard photo
OAKLAND, Calif. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony Cuirlino, a food service specialist assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye, homeported in Bodega Bay, cooks barbeque pork chops for the crew of the Sockeye, We... More
Rescue basket hoist training. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Brunney, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Humboldt Bay, rigs a trail line to a rescue basket to participate in hoist training with the ... More
US COAST GUARD Evening Colors. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND, Calif. - Seaman Justin Pago, assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye, homeported in Bodega Bay, stands poised to lower the national ensign during evening colors while moored in Jack London Square, W... More
Heaving line toss - U.S. Coast guard photo
OAKLAND, Calif. - Master Chief Petty Officer Paul Andrieu, officer in charge of the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye homeported in Bodega Bay, demonstrates a heaving line toss for his crew during dock-side training a... More
Training with the Millennium Falcon
SAN FRANCISCO - A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco conducts hoist training with the crew from Starlight tug Millennium Falcon, April 1, 2010. The evolution marked the fir... More
Canine hoist training at Pier 45 in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - Maritime law enforcement specialists with the Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, hoist Evy, an explosive detection dog, alongside the moored Jeremiah O'Brien at Pier 45 in San Fran... More
Cmdr. Heather Kostecki, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - Breast cancer survivor Cmdr. Heather Kostecki at her desk at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. Kostecki, the Sector's chief of planning, endured agg... More
Coast Guard whaleboat rowing team
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Members of the Coast Guard whaleboat rowing team participate in a regatta, Saturday, April 25, 2009, here. The Coast Guard rowing team is made up of men and women of various ages. The regatta ... 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
Rescue basket hoist training. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Brunney, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Humboldt Bay, participates in hoist training with the Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot p... More
Rescue basket hoist training. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas Brunney, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Humboldt Bay, pulls in a rescue basket as part of hoist training, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. Airc... More
US Army (USA) Sergeant Major (SGM) Randy Manns, of the Combined Joint ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bagram Airfield State: Parwan Country: Afghanistan (AFG) Scene Major Command Shown: Northeast Scene Camera Operator: SPC Joshua Balog, USA Rele... 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
US COAST GUARD Lucky Dog, Sacramento, California
SACRAMENTO -- Petty Officer 1st Class Yusen Guo, an avionics electrical technician assigned to Air Station San Francisco, embraces his newly adopted dog, Lucky, after the dog arrived on a C-130 Hercules aircraf... More
2012 Week in the Life of the Coast Guard
SAMOA, Calif. - Seaman Jacob Roberds dons a protective suit and gas mask during an introduction to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense training session, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. The training... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Hartman and his K-9 partner
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Hartman and his K-9 partner Evy, both assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, demonstrate Evy's bomb-detecting abilities for a crowd at Pier 80 in San Francisc... More
K9 Demonstration at San Francisco Fleet Week
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Hartman and his K9 partner Evy, both assigned to Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, demonstrate Evy's bomb-detecting abilities for a crowd at Pier 80 in San Francisco... More
US Marine Corps personnel Corporal (CPL) Anthony L. Holtz and Private ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Salmon State: Idaho (ID) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Tyler J. Mielke, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More
Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Provo Wallis
PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Jared Crotwell, a Cutoff, La., native and machinery technician stationed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Henry Blake, homeported in Everett, Wash., acts as buoy... More
Week in the life of the Coast Guard - Colors
VALLEJO, Calif. - Coast Guard members from Station Vallejo conduct morning colors, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Morning colors is observed at 8 a.m. every morning. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class ... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Reid Roach, a boatswain's mate at Station Lake Tahoe, examines the waters of Lake Tahoe Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. The crew conducts search and rescue, law enforcement... More
Canine law enforcement training at Pier 45 in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph Tokarsky, a maritime law enforcement specialist with the Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco, poses with Sirius, an explosive detection dog, on the moo... More
Italian Heritage Parade, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - A Coast Guard color guard from Base Support Unit Alameda leads the Coast Guard formation during the Italian Heritage Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. The parade was part of San Fra... More
Mass casualty drill, US Coast Guard Photo
SACRAMENTO - Sacramento Metro firefighters man the hose to extinguish a simulated fire during a drill at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, June 17, 2009. The drill simulated a collision between a Coast Guard ... More
Loran Station Middletown Decommissioning Ceremony
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. - Crew members from Loran Station Middletown, Calif. fold the American flag that flew at the facility for the last time during the decommissioning ceremony, May 21, 2010. The loran station be... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - OS school
PETALUMA, Calif. - Students learn to become operations specialists at Training Center Petaluma Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Operations specialists coordinate responses to Coast Guard missions, including search and ... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - IT school
PETALUMA, Calif. - Seaman Nathan Ryan learns to become an information system technician at Training Center Petaluma Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Information system technicians are responsible for establishing and m... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento
SACRAMENTO - Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Watson guides a HC-130 Hercules aircraft out of the hanger at Air Station Sacramento Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. The 186 Coast Guardsmen who serve here carry out search an... 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
Coast Guard rescues man 50-miles offshore
PACIFIC OCEAN - The crew from the MSC Maria Elena assembles on a wing of the 1,100-foot Panamanian-flagged cargo vessel in preparation for a Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew, Thursday, May 12, 2011. The Coast... More
Fleet Week 2011 buoy drop, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - The crew from the Coast Guard Cutter George Cobb, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Long Beach, Calif., sets the center point buoy in the San Francisco Bay in preparation for Fleet Week, Wedn... More
Petty Officer Tod B. Midgett, Israel
SAMOA, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class Tod B. Midgett, a surfman at Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay, stands in front of the station, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The Midgett family has been a part of the Coast ... More
Japan Coast Guard Vessel Yashima
PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Shingo Horie, left, a quarter master in the Japan Cost Guard, plays a Sanshin, a Japanese 3 strings guitar, originated in Okinawa prefecture, while Daichi Izumi, also a quarter master, pla... More
Japan Coast Guard Vessel Yashima
PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Shingo Horie, a quarter master in the Japan Cost Guard, plays a Sanshin, a Japanese 3 strings guitar, originated in Okinawa prefecture, before a crowd of visiting dignitaries aboard the Ja... 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
Rescue basket hoist training. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - A crew member from the Coast Guard Cutter Dorado, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Crescent City, conducts hoist training with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Hu... More
Rear Adm. Karl Schultz (right), the 11th District commander,
Rear Adm. Karl Schultz (right), the 11th District commander, and Lt. Christopher Courtney (left), a pilot at Air Station San Francisco, prepare for a flight in an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, Tuesday, March 19, 20... More
Cmdr. Allyson Fields delivers remarks at Lt.j.g. Morgan
Cmdr. Allyson Fields delivers remarks at Lt.j.g. Morgan Garrett's memorial service at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Garrett was killed in a plane crash durin... More
Members from Coast Guard Base Kodiak Rockmore-King
Members from Coast Guard Base Kodiak Rockmore-King Clinic provide COVID-19 vaccinations, February 1, 2021. Personnel from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley received their rounds o... More
Cleaning the engine - U.S. Coast guard photo
SAN FRANCISCO - Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin S. Iraheta, a machinery technician assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye, homeported in Bodega Bay, cleans the grease off of one of the cutter's engines, Tues... More
Arthur V. Midgett - US Coast Guard photo
CHICAMACOMICO, N.C. - Arthur V. Midgett, a surfman with the U.S. Life Saving Service, stands in front of a fence on the shores of the Outer Banks, N.C. Members of the Midgett family have served in the Coast Gua... More
Fishing boat grounded in Bodega Bay
Coast Guard response crews attach an anchor to the grounded fishing vessel Advance after it collided with channel marker 13, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The two fishermen aboard were found safe and taken in by Coa... More
Cmdr. Heather Kostecki, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - Breast cancer survivor Cmdr. Heather Kostecki at her desk at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. Kostecki, the Sector's chief of planning, endured agg... More
2012 Week in the Life of the Coast Guard
SAMOA, Calif. - Instructor Joseph Ortiz teaches the crew of Station Humboldt Bay how to properly don a gas mask and protective suit during an introduction to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defe... More
Coast Guard Inspection, US Coast Guard Photo
Chief Warrant Officer Allan Roth looks through an oil record log book during an inspection on a commercial-passenger vessel moored to a pier in San Francisco, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Coast Guard inspectors ro... More
Surf Zone Training - US Coast Guard photo
San Mateo County Harbor District Pillar Point Harbor Patrol Rescue Water Craft Team brings a Coast Guard rescue swimmer into the surf zone near the Mavericks break at Pillar Point, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 6, 20... More
Coast Guard rescue crew. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA
Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay rescue crew members, from left, Seaman Noah Perry, Petty Officer 2nd Class Torre Taylor, Seaman Jacob Roberds, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Louis Ciccoli, pause for a photo after... More
Surface rescue swimmer training
SAN FRANCISCO - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station San Francisco train to become surface rescue swimmers in order to qualify as a Coast Guard boat crewmember, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. All personnel serving at... More
Mass casualty drill - U.S. Coast guard photo
SACRAMENTO - The Coast Guard partnered with other federal and local response agencies to participate in a mass casualty drill at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, June, 17, 2009. The drill simulated a collisi... More
Japan Coast Guard vessel Yashima
PORT ANGELES, Wash. - Choji Okunaga, a quarter master in the Japan Coast Guard, demonstrates Kendo, traditional Japanese sword play using bamboo sword, however, Okunaga used a wooden sword for the demonstration... More
Flight mechanic lowers basket, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - A Coast Guard flight mechanic aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Station San Francisco prepares to lower a basket during hoist training with the crew from Starlight tug Millennium Falco... More
Loran Station Middletown Decommissioning Ceremony
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. - A Coast Guard color guard presents the colors during a decommissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Loran Station Middletown, Calif., May 21, 2010. The loran station began as a radio-based navi... More
Loran Station Middletown Decommissioning Ceremony
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. - The crew from Loran Station Middletown, Calif. lowers the colors for the last time during the decommissioning ceremony of the facility, May 21, 2010. The loran station began as a radio-base... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - IT school
PETALUMA, Calif. - Students learn to become information system technicians at Training Center Petaluma Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Information system technicians are responsible for establishing and maintaining Co... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - HS school
PETALUMA, Calif. - Seaman Heidi Bennett administers an intravenous needle to Seaman Justin Canales while Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole Flores oversees the lesson at Health Services Technician "A" School at Tra... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento
SACRAMENTO - Crewmembers from Air Station Sacramento, conduct a preflight inspection on a HC-130 Hercules aircraft Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. The 186 Coast Guardsmen who serve here carry out search and rescue and m... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Station Lake Tahoe
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Wade Feast, a boatswain's mate at Station Lake Tahoe, throws a heaving line during a training drill Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. The crew conducts search and rescue, law... More
Italian Heritage Parade, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - A Coast Guard color guard from Base Support Unit Alameda leads the Coast Guard formation during the Italian Heritage Parade in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011. The parade was part of San Fra... More
Mooring the Sockeye to Hyde Pier
SAN FRANCISCO - Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin S. Iraheta, a machinery technician assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye, homeported in Bodega Bay, ties a fender line to a cutter rail using a slip-clove hit... More
Tourist Attraction - Golden Gate at Sunrise
SAN FRANCISCO - A view of the Golden Gate Bridge at sunrise from the Coast Guard Cutter Sockeye, homeported in Bodega Bay, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. The Sockeye is one of four 87-foot patrol boats assigned to S... More
Coast Guard 41-foot boat moored at Point Alameda
ALAMEDA, Calif. - A Coast Guard 41-foot boat from Station San Francisco sits moored at Point Alameda, April 1, 2010. A storm in late Jan. 2010 destroyed the docks at Station San Francisco, and the station's boa... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - OS school
PETALUMA, Calif. - Seaman Lindsey Green learns to speak on a marine radio at the Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma's Operations Specialist "A" School Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Operations Specialists coordinat... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - HS scho
PETALUMA, Calif. - Seaman Jennifer Bull and Seaman Amanda Kitson practice adminstering an intravenous drip on a fake arm as part of a lesson at Health Services Technician "A" school at Training Center Petaluma ... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - VanDell
PETALUMA, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class VanDell Dawson stands at the podium from which he teaches petty officer indoctrination at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. The indoctrinat... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento
SACRAMENTO - Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason McGrath, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Sacramento, watches as a HC-130 Hercules aircraft operates with one engine secured Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. The 1... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento
SACRAMENTO - Coast Guard crewmembers tow a HC-130 Hercules aircraft out of the hanger at Air Station Sacramento Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. The 186 Coast Guardsmen who serve here carry out search and rescue and mari... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Wade Feast, a boatswain's mate at Station Lake Tahoe, throws a mooring line onto a dock cleat Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. The crew conducts search and rescue, law enfor... More
Fishing boat grounded in Bodega Bay
The fishing vessel Advance remains grounded in Bodega Bay Harbor after it collided with channel marker 13, Thursday, June 30, 2011. The two fishermen aboard were found safe and taken in by Coast Guard crews. U.... More
Cmdr. Heather Kostecki, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - Breast cancer survivor Cmdr. Heather Kostecki at her desk at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011. Kostecki, the Sector's chief of planning, endured agg... More
US COAST GUARD ICS training, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO - Cmdr. Heather Kostecki, Sector San Francisco's chief of planning, conducts incident command system training with her planning staff at the Sector 's newly commissioned interagency operations cen... More
2012 Week in the Life of the Coast Guard
SAMOA, Calif. - The crew of Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay receive hands on gas mask experience during an introduction to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense training session, Tuesday, Jul... More
Members from Coast Guard Base Kodiak Rockmore-King
Members from Coast Guard Base Kodiak Rockmore-King Clinic provide COVID-19 vaccinations, February 1, 2021. Personnel from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley received their rounds o... More
Coast Guard Cutter Pike, US Coast Guard Photo
The Coast Guard Cutter Pike is moored at its homeport at Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island. The Pike is an 87-foot patrol boat responsible for search and rescue, homeland security, and law enforcement ... More
Mass casualty drill - U.S. Coast guard photo
SACRAMENTO - The Coast Guard partnered with other federal and local response agencies to participate in mass casualty drill at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, June 17, 2009. The drill simulates a collision ... More
Safety Day at Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO- Coast Guard Capt. Paul Gugg, commanding officer at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco, far left, salutes during the national anthem with other public servants invited to AT&T Park to participate in... More
Loran Station Middletown Decommissioning Ceremony
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. - A Coast Guard color guard member marches during the presentation of colors during a decommissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Loran Station Middletown, Calif., May 21, 2010. The loran statio... More
Week in the Life - BUI training
VALLEJO, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Jack, a maritime enforcement specialist at Training Team West, uses a breathalyzer on a volunteer as part of boating under the influence training for the boardin... More
Week in the Life of the Coast Guard - Station Lake Tahoe
TAHOE CITY, Calif. - Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe is located on the shores of Lake Tahoe and the crew maintains and operates two 25-foot rapid response boats Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. The crew conducts search an... More