Air Station Sacramento change of command
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- (from left to right) Capt. Michael J. Eagle, commanding officer Air Station Sacramento, Rear Adm. Joseph R. Castillo, commander of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, and Capt. Gregory A. B... More
Yerba Buena Lighthouse, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO -- Petty Officer 1st Class Alejandro Rodriguez (center) and Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Porter, both of Aids to Navigation Team San Francisco, welcome visitors to the recently renovated Yerba Bu... More
Air Station San Francisco tribute to Barbers Point aircrew
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco helicopter crew and Station San Francisco boat crew conduct a tribute, May 13, 2009, in honor of the Honolulu-based helicopter crew who perished in an ac... More
Air Station San Francisco airman
SAN FRANCISCO -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Trupkin, an Aviation Maintenance Technician at Air Station San Francisco, completes a hoist during a training operation in San Francisco Bay May 13, 2009. Coast Gu... More
Sea Scouts receive training from Coast Guard
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fireman Rachel Maier, from Station San Francisco, watches a group of Sea Scouts use a fire hose during the 15th annual Safety at Sea training held at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco on Yerba B... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary conducts safety checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Coast Guard Auxiliarist Rudy Rutenschroer explains proper storage of boating equipment to a boat owner during a free vessel safety exam at Discovery Park, May 15, 2010. The safety examinat... More
Sea Scouts receive training from Coast Guard
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fireman Robin Pietschmann, from Coast Guard Station San Francisco, raises a Sea Scout out of the water during the 15th annual Safety at Sea training held at Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena ... More
Rear Adm. Sparks memorial service
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Family and friends wait the arrival of the urn of Rear Adm. Bennett "Bud" Sparks (Oct 1925-May 2009) during a memorial service held in his honor, June 13, 2009, at the Shiloh District Ceme... More
Coast Guard patrols San Francisco Bay during
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Coast Guard boat crew from Station San Francisco patrols San Francisco Bay during the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series, Oct. 27, 2010. The Coast Guard along with other local agencies p... More
Air Station SF flyover Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. -- Two Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters, from Air Station San Francisco, fly over the Infineon Raceway during prerace festivities at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, June 20, 2010. Sever... More
Fleet Week 2010 security zone enforcement
SAN FRANCISCO -- Coast Guardmen and Coast Guard Auxiliarists enforce a security zone inside San Francisco Bay for Fleet Week 2010 festivities, Oct. 9, 2010. Fleet Week is a celebration of the sea services where... More
Station Bodega Bay training U.S. Coast Guard photograph
BODEGA BAY, Calif -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Duffy (top), Seaman Andrea Jones (left) and Fireman Jacob Smith from Station Bodega Bay, rest on a 47-foot Motor Life Boat after acting as persons in the wat... More
Golden Guardian news conference
SAN FRANCISCO -- Capt. Paul Gugg, commanding officer Coast Guard Sector San Francisco speaks at the Golden Guardian news conference, May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardian is an annual statewide emergency response e... More
Coast Guard patrols San Francisco Bay during
SAN FRANCISCO -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Harris (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class David Bowen conduct a safety boarding for an unregistered boater in McCovey Cove outside the San Francisco Giants AT&T ba... More
Rear Adm. Sparks memorial service
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Rear Adm. Michael R. Seward, Pacific Area, salutes as he pays his last tribute to Rear Adm. Bennett "Bud" Sparks (Oct 1925-May 2009) during a memorial service June 13, 2009. Sparks served ... More
Air Station San Francisco tribute to Barbers Point aircrew
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco helicopter crew and Station San Francisco boat crew conduct a tribute, May 13, 2009, in honor of the Honolulu-based helicopter crew who perished in an ac... More
Loran-C Station Fallon decommissioned
FALLON, Nev. -- Capt. Patrick J. Maguire, Eleventh Coast Guard District chief of prevention division, presents the last crew of Loran-C Station Fallon with the Meritorious Team Commendation award, June 4, 2010.... More
Station Bodega Bay surf drills U.S. Coast Guard photograph
BODEGA BAY, Calif. -- A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay approach a wave near Salmon Creek State Beach during surf drills Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Station Bodega Bay is one of on... More
West Coast ATON olympics U.S. Coast Guard photograph
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Seaman Hector Ruiz, representing the Coast Guard Cutter Fir homeported in Astoria, Oregon, uses a oxyacetylene torch to heat the pin during the heat and beat event at the West Coast Aids-to-N... More
Sea Scouts receive trainng from Coast Guard
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Sea Scout approaches a fire during the 15th annual Safety at Sea training held at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island, Oct. 24, 2009. There were 300 Sea Scouts and 23 vesse... More
Wear It California, US Coast Guard Photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Discovery Park visitors type information onto Wear It California pledge forms in order to recieve a free inflatable life jacket May 15, 2010. The Wear It California campaign gave away 80 f... More
Coast Guardsmen donate blood U.S. Coast Guard photograph
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Dionte James, from Naval Engineering Support Unit Alameda, donates blood as Kristi Ray, from American Red Cross, tends to him, Oct. 19, 2010. Approximately 50 blood do... More
Coast Guard patrols San Francisco Bay during
SAN FRANCISCO -- Coast Guard Lt. Steven Youde discusses security measures with a San Francisco police officer outside the San Francisco Giants' AT&T ballpark during the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series, ... More
West Coast ATON olympics U.S. Coast Guard photograph
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaac Medina, representing the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, prepares to compete in the heat and beat event at the West Coast Aids-to-Naviga... More
Yerba Buena Lighthouse, San Francisco, California
SAN FRANCISCO -- Coast Guard Auxiliarist Linda Haynes welcomes visitors to the recently renovated Yerba Buena Lighthouse and museum Oct. 24, 2009. The lighthouse began operations in 1875 and was recently renova... More
Golden Guardian dolphin demonstration
SAN FRANCISCO -- Representatives from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, prepare a dolphin for a demonstration during Golden Guardian 2010 exercises held May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardian is... More
Air Station SF fly over Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. -- Two Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters, from Air Station San Francisco, fly over the Infineon Raceway during prerace festivities at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, June 20, 2010. Sever... More
Coast Guard patrols San Francisco Bay during
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Sector San Francisco boarding team member writes down the information of passengers that were found aboard a makeshift boat in McCovey Cove during the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series,... More
Rear Adm. Sparks memorial service
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Family and friends pay their last respects to Rear Adm. Bennett "Bud" Sparks (Oct. 1925-May 2009) after a memorial service was held in his honor June 13, 2009. Sparks served in the Coast G... More
national ensign displayed at Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. -- Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force display a large national ensign during prerace festivities at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event held at Infineon Racew... More
Fleet Week 2010 security zone enforcement
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Coast Guard crew enforces a security zone inside San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week 2010 festivities, Oct. 9, 2010. Fleet Week is a celebration of the sea services where more than 500 sailor... More
West Coast Aton olympics U.S. Coast Guard photograph
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- A Coast Guardsman competes in the split-key shackle event at the West Coast Aids-to-Navigation Conference Olympics Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. The conference is a regional training and professio... More
Fleet Week 2010 security zone enforcement
SAN FRANCISCO -- Coast Guardmen and Coast Guard Auxiliarists enforce a security zone inside San Francisco Bay for Fleet Week 2010 festivities, Oct. 9, 2010. Fleet Week is a celebration of the sea services where... More
Fleet Week 2010 security zone enforcement
SAN FRANCISCO -- Coast Guardmen aboard the Coast Guard Cutter George Cobb and Coast Guard Auxiliarists enforce a security zone inside San Francisco Bay for Fleet Week 2010 festivities, Oct. 9, 2010. Fleet Week ... More
BM1 Bill Armstrong surveys the surf
BODEGA BAY, Calif. -- Petty Officer 1st Class Bill Armstrong, a surfman at Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay, surveys the surf at Salmon Creek State Beach Jan. 20, 2010. Station Bodega Bay is one of 20 designated ... More
Coast Guard patrols San Francisco Bay during
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Coast Guard boat crew from Station San Francisco patrols San Francisco Bay during the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series, Oct. 27, 2010. The Coast Guard along with other local agencies p... More
Coast Guard patrols San Francisco Bay during
SAN FRANCISCO -- Coast Guard Lt. Steven Youde, from Sector San Francisco, talks on a hand-held radio to security patrols during the 2010 Major League Baseball World Series, Oct. 27, 2010. The Coast Guard along ... More
Wear It California - U.S. Coast guard photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Discovery Park visitor types information onto a Wear It California pledge form in order to receive a free inflatable life jacket, May 15, 2010. The Wear It California campaign gave away ... More
Rear Adm. Sparks memorial service
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Members of the Coast Guard Honor Guard unfold the American Flag during the memorial service for Rear Adm. Bennett "Bud" Sparks (Oct. 1925-May 2009). Sparks served in the Coast Guard for 47... More
Air Station San Francisco tribute to Barbers Point aircrew
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco helicopter crew and Station San Francisco boat crew conduct a tribute, May 13, 2009, in honor of the Honolulu-based helicopter crew who perished in an ac... More
Salmon Creek State Beach outlook
BODEGA BAY, Calif. -- An onlooker sits on the rocks overlooking Salmon Creek State Beach during a brief lull of a storm that hit the California Coast Jan. 19, 2010. Several winter storms with strong winds and h... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary conducts safety checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Coast Guard Auxiliarist Steve Allen conducts a free vessel safety examination at Discovery Park, May 15, 2010. The safety examinations were one part of a multi-agency boating and water saf... More
Loran-C Station Fallon decommissioned
FALLON, Nev. -- (from left to right) Chief Petty Officer Dale C. Piersol, Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Mackuliak, Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven K. Owens, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael G. Wada and Petty Offi... More
Admiral Allen visits - U.S. Coast guard photo
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Adm. Thad Allen, Commandant U.S. Coast Guard, speaks to crews from Station Monterey, the Coast Guard Cutter Hawksbill and Coast Guard auxiliary members. Admiral Allen spoke to the crew for ... More
West Coast ATON olympics U.S. Coast Guard photograph
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Pohlenz, representing the Coast Guard Cutter Aspen homeported in San Francisco, competes in the split-key shackle event at the West Coast Aids-to-Navigation Con... More
Sea Scouts receive training from Coast Guard
SAN FRANCISCO -- Petty Officer 3rd Class James Allen, from Station San Francisco, demonstrates how to use a flare to a group of Sea Scouts during the Safety at Sea training held at Coast Guard Sector San Franci... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary conducts safety checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Coast Guard Auxiliarist James Ippolito conducts a free vessel safety examination at Discovery Park as the boat owners insert a light post to test the working condition of the light, May 15... More
Coast Guard Auxiliart conducts safety checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Coast Guard Auxiliarist Rudy Rutenschroer conducts a free vessel safety examination at Discovery Park, May 15, 2010. The safety examinations were one part of a multi-agency boating and wat... More
Golden Guardian Sea Lion demonstration
SAN FRANCISCO -- A trained sea lion from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, enters the water during a demonstration held during the Golden Guardian exercises, May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardi... More
Rear Adm. Sparks memorial service
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- An American flag leans against the urn of Rear Adm. Bennett "Bud" Sparks (Oct. 1925-May 2009) during a memorial service held in his honor June 13, 2009. Sparks served in the Coast Guard fo... More
Rear Adm. Sparks memorial service
SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Members of the Coast Guard Honor Guard carry the American Flag and the urn of Rear Adm. Bennett "Bud " Sparks during a memorial service held in his honor June 13, 2009. Sparks served in th... More
West Coast ATON olympics U.S. Coast Guard photograph
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- A team from the Coast Guard Cutter Fir homeported in Astoria, Oregon competes in the heat and beat event at the West Coast Aids-to-Navigation Conference Olympics Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009. The ... More
Sea Scouts receive training from Coast Guard
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Sea Scout uses a CO2 fire extinguisher on a fire during the 15th annual Safety at Sea training held at Coast Guard Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island, Oct. 24, 2009. There were 300 Se... More
Station Bodega Bay surf drills U.S. Coast Guard photograph
BODEGA BAY, Calif. -- A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay ride a wave near Salmon Creek State Beach during surf drills Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Station Bodega Bay is one of only 2... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary conducts safety checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A boat owner signs a document verifying he was present during a vessel safety examination as Coast Guard Auxiliarist James Ippolito stands by to finish the examination at Discovery Park, M... More
U.S. military services partipate in flag presentation
SONOMA, Calif. -- U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard members carry a large national ensign down the race track at Infineon Raceway during prerace festivities at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event, ... More
Seaman Andrea Jones Station Bodega Bay
BODEGA BAY, Calif -- Seaman Andrea Jones, from Station Bodega Bay, rests on the stern of a 47-foot Motor Life Boat after acting as a person in the water during a training exercise, Nov. 17, 2010. Jones is from ... More
Wear It California - U.S. Coast guard photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Discovery Park visitor receives a free inflatable life jacket after signing a Wear It California pledge form, May 15, 2010. The Wear It California campaign gave away 80 free inflatable ... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary conducts safety checks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Coast Guard Auxiliarist James Ippolito talks with a boat owner after completing a free vessel safety examination at Discovery Park, May 15, 2010. The safety examinations were one part of a... More
Golden Guardian news conference
SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom speaks at the Golden Guardian news conference, May 18, 2010. The Golden Guardian is annual statewide emergency response exercise. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Pett... More
U.S. military honor guards at Infineon Raceway
SONOMA, Calif. -- U.S. Navy (left), U.S. Air Force (center) and U.S. Coast Guard honor guard members display the national ensign and their respective service flags during prerace festivities at the NASCAR Spri... More
Fleet Week 2010 parade of ships USCGC Active
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Coast Guard Cutter Active, a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Port Angeles, Wash., sails past the San Francisco skyline during the parade of ships as part of Fleet Week 2010 f... More