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US COAST GUARD SEABREEZE 1 - Public domain ocean liner image

US COAST GUARD SEABREEZE 1 - Public domain ocean liner image

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 17)--The HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., during the rescue of the Sea Breeze I. Two Coast Guard HH-60 helicopters and two C-130 Hercules aircraft rescued 3... More

CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, GAINEY,

CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, GAINEY,

PORTSMOUTH, VA (Sept. 27, 2006)-- Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, Senior Enlisted Aide to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas J. Hemminger,... More

US COAST GUARD CGC BEAR PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

US COAST GUARD CGC BEAR PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 31, 2007) -- Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Gray conducts an interview about the Coast Guard Cutter Bear's recent Carribean Sea law enforcement patrol at Integrated Support Command Ports... More

US COAST GUARD Culinary Competition

US COAST GUARD Culinary Competition

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Flames leap upward as Coast Guard Seaman Food Service Specialist Edward Fuchs (Fooks) prepares seafood stock during the Junior Masters competition of the 32nd Annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Co... More

Coast Guard mobile medical unit

Coast Guard mobile medical unit

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard mobile medical unit is on display at the Portsmouth Federal Building Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The MMU can provide primary medical and injury care during natural or man-made disa... More

US COAST GUARD Sinking barge PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

US COAST GUARD Sinking barge PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The tugboat Lucinda Smith tows the 220-foot freight deck barge Dick Z 1.5 miles northeast of Lynnhaven Inlet, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders received th... More

Coast Guard Day Celebration PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Coast Guard Day Celebration PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Fireman Edward J. Fischer talks to attendees of the Portsmouth Coast Guard City Celebration about the weapons aboard the 87-foot Patrol Boat Beluga here Aug. 6, 2011. The Norfolk-b... More

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

Photos of events at the retirement ceremony of Chief Warrant Officer Mario Vittone in Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

Photos of events at the retirement ceremony of Chief Warrant Officer Mario Vittone in Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

Photos of events at the retirement ceremony of Chief Warrant Officer Mario Vittone in Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

Photos of events at the retirement ceremony of Chief Warrant Officer Mario Vittone in Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo

Storekeeper, US Coast Guard Photo

Storekeeper, US Coast Guard Photo

PORTSMOUTH, Va.- A Coast Guard storekeeper uses a satellite phone to order supplies aboard Coast Guard Cutter Forward, Feb. 6, 2013. Storekeepers handle all logistical functions and are experts in the Coast Gua... More

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

130614-G-VG516-086, US Coast Guard Photo

130614-G-VG516-086, US Coast Guard Photo

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Fri. June 14, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Fri. June 14, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Station Portsmouth tows the sailing vessel Evonne Tuesday,

Station Portsmouth tows the sailing vessel Evonne Tuesday,

Station Portsmouth tows the sailing vessel Evonne Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. Crews from the Coast Guard Cutter Heron and Station Portsmouth worked together to dewater the sailing vessel and tow it safely to Blue W... More

Vice Adm. Karl L. Shultz, Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Vice Adm. Karl L. Shultz, Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Vice Adm. Karl L. Shultz, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, thanks Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly for visiting Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Fifth District personnel, Friday, June 9, 20... More

Seaman Kar Arrington lets out loose air through the

Seaman Kar Arrington lets out loose air through the

Seaman Kar Arrington lets out loose air through the sleeve of his cold weather dry suit during a survival swim training evolution at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, Oct. 26, 2012. The dry suits are worn by Coas... More

Coast Guard Cutter Tampa crewman Seaman Daniel Moschitti

Coast Guard Cutter Tampa crewman Seaman Daniel Moschitti

Coast Guard Cutter Tampa crewman Seaman Daniel Moschitti is welcomed home by his 6-month-old daughter Ellie Rose and his wife Felicia, Dec. 7, 2012, at Base Portsmouth, Va. The Tampa was deployed for a 51-day p... More

Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Brame demonstrates

Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Brame demonstrates

Senior Chief Petty Officer Joseph Brame demonstrates systems diagnostics in the tight quarters of a mock up in the SeaWatch lab at C3CEN in Portsmouth, VA on Sept. 24, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Auxiliari... More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Shyanne Leutu,

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Shyanne Leutu,

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Shyanne Leutu, boatswain’s mate aboard Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew in Portsmouth, Virginia, organizes nautical charts on the ship, July 7, 2020. Leutu is one of the crew me... More

Efrain Valentine IV celebrates after his father, Efrain

Efrain Valentine IV celebrates after his father, Efrain

Efrain Valentine IV celebrates after his father, Efrain Valentine III, ran with him Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, during Coast Guard Day festivities in Portsmouth, Va. The city of Portsmouth is a designated Coast Gua... More

HH-60J HELICOPTER, US Coast Guard Photo

HH-60J HELICOPTER, US Coast Guard Photo

Portsmouth, VA (May 4)--An HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter takes off with Jerry Nadeau, the driver of the Coast Guard Nascar, onboard for an orientation flight. USCG photo by PA3 Kimberly Wilder

Coast Guard Cutter Tampa PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Coast Guard Cutter Tampa PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Aug. 23, 2002)--Ens. Valerie Boyd from the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa carries a migrant child for medical attention. USCG photo by Ens. Brian T. Conley

Training, US Coast Guard Photo PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Training, US Coast Guard Photo PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 20, 2003)--Petty Officer June Bernardino, of Integrated Support Command St. Louis, adjusts the sleeve of Petty Officer Chris Daugherty, of Aids to Navigation Team Panama City, during Chemi... More

US COAST GUARD SHOOTING RANGE PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

US COAST GUARD SHOOTING RANGE PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Jan. 22, 2003)--Petty Officer 1st Class Jim Mcelhaney, of the Coast Guard Cutter TAMPA, checks Petty Officer 3rd Class Jaison R. Reitter's shooting score during the Coast Guard Basic Pistol Cou... More

CGC JAMES RANKIN 061024-G-0269W-003

CGC JAMES RANKIN 061024-G-0269W-003

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Oct. 24, 2006)--The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Md., sits moored to a pier in Portsmouth Va., October 24, 2006. The ... More

Coast Guard Cutter Northland returns

Coast Guard Cutter Northland returns

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Faith Sulton, 5, of Virginia Beach, Va., waves an American flag as she awaits the return of her uncle, Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Reigel, an electronics technician stationed aboard the Co... More

Coast Guard Air Station Holds Change of Command

Coast Guard Air Station Holds Change of Command

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Capt. Michael J. Andres, Rear Adm. Fred M. Rosa, commander, Fifth Coast Guard District, and Capt. John T. Hardin pose for photos during a change of command ceremony held at Air Sta... More

Coast Guard's Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center

Coast Guard's Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center

Coast Guard Capt. Karl Calvo, Vice Adm. Clifford Pearson, and Capt. Mark Carmel prepare to serve the first piece of ceremonial cake for the Coast Guard's Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center at Coast Guard Int... More

Family and friends await CGC Forward crew at homecoming

Family and friends await CGC Forward crew at homecoming

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Cutter Forward crewmembers' Family and friends wait at Base Support Unit Portsmouth as the cutter arrives and moors up to the pier Thursday, Feb. 18, 2008. The Forward,'s crew, who... More

Vice Adm. Buss drives RB-M PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Vice Adm. Buss drives RB-M PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- U.S. Navy Vice Adm. David Buss, Commander, Task Force 20 drives a Coast Guard Station Little Creek Response Boat Medium during a missions familiarization tour Dec. 2. Buss, along with senior... More

Bear change of command PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Bear change of command PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A Coast Guard honor guard marches toward the stage during the change of command ceremony for the Cutter Bear, July 6, 2012. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition that form... More

Memorandum of agreement PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Memorandum of agreement PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Vice Adm. Robert Parker, Atlantic Area commander, and James Anderson, Fayetteville State University chancellor, sign a memorandum of agreement at the Federal Building here Wednesday. The agree... More

Legare Change of Command PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Legare Change of Command PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va., - Cmdr. Kevin M. King relieved Cmdr. Kevin M. Carroll of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare during a change of command ceremony Thursday at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth Thursday. Carroll's final patr... More

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Photo of events held in Portsmouth, VA, Thurs., May 16, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Photo of events held in Portsmouth, VA, Thurs., May 16, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Fri. June 14, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Fri. June 14, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Coast Guard 225th birthday recognized by Virginia Governor

Coast Guard 225th birthday recognized by Virginia Governor

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck, 5th District commander, speaks at a press conference in Portsmouth, Va., at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Friday, July 31, 2015. During the press conference, Virginia Gov. ... More

A Coast Guard color guard marches Monday, May 30, 2016,

A Coast Guard color guard marches Monday, May 30, 2016,

A Coast Guard color guard marches Monday, May 30, 2016, during the 132nd Portsmouth Memorial Day parade in Portsmouth, Va. Portsmouth has the distinction of hosting the oldest continuous Memorial Day parade in... More

Coast Guard Base Portsmouth welcomes new commanding officer

Coast Guard Base Portsmouth welcomes new commanding officer

Coast Guard Rear Adm. James Heinz, director of operational logistics, celebrates with Capt. Michael Roschel (left) and Capt. Brenda Kerr (Right) during the Base Portsmouth change of command ceremony Friday, Jul... More

William Boeh, Kym Smith (center) and Traci Whitfield,

William Boeh, Kym Smith (center) and Traci Whitfield,

William Boeh, Kym Smith (center) and Traci Whitfield, civilian employees for the Coast Guard 5th District, cook breakfast at Oasis Social Ministry's kitchen in Portsmouth, Va., Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Coast Guar... More

Coast Guard Capt. Rick Wester, departing commander

Coast Guard Capt. Rick Wester, departing commander

Coast Guard Capt. Rick Wester, departing commander of Sector Hampton Roads, and Capt. Kevin Carroll, the sector’s new commander, shake hands during a change-of-command ceremony on Base Portsmouth, June 12, 2018... More

Members from area Coast Guard units march Monday, May

Members from area Coast Guard units march Monday, May

Members from area Coast Guard units march Monday, May 30, 2016, during the 132nd Portsmouth Memorial Day parade in Portsmouth, Va. Portsmouth has the distinction of hosting the oldest continuous Memorial Day p... More

Silver Ancient Mariner Plaque - Public domain  engraving

Silver Ancient Mariner Plaque - Public domain engraving

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard Silver Ancient Mariner Plaque is displayed during the Coast Guard Silver Ancient Mariner change of watch ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Friday Oct. 26, 2007.... More

US COAST GUARD Woodshop 101 PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

US COAST GUARD Woodshop 101 PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Moore cuts out a Cutterman's Pin design on a band saw at the Sector Hampton Roads Damage Control shop in Portsmouth, Va., Oct. 02, 2008. Moore, a Damage Control... More

D5 Change of Command, US Coast Guard Photo

D5 Change of Command, US Coast Guard Photo

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - During the Coast Guard Fifth District change-of-command ceremony, Rear Adm. Fred M. Rosa, Jr., Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., and Rear Adm. Wayne Justice stand before the audience after comman... More

Albacore enforces safety zone PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Albacore enforces safety zone PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard Cutter Albacore receives the cutter's small boat at about 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, before being relieved by the Coast Guard Auxiliary to ensure boaters stay in the main... More

Coast Guard Cutter Legare Change of Command

Coast Guard Cutter Legare Change of Command

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Cmdr. Kevin Carroll, Office of Cutter Forces offshore patrol cutter sponsor representative, salutes Capt. D. Scott Bauby, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare, as he takes over ... More

USCG hosts HBCU summit PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

USCG hosts HBCU summit PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guardsmen from the Deployable Operations Group talk to students attending a Coast Guard-Historically Black Colleges and Universities summit at Base Support Unit Portsmouth Wednesday, Nov... More

War of 1812, US Coast Guard Photo

War of 1812, US Coast Guard Photo

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A replica revenue cutters' ensign during the War of 1812 is shown Thursday, March 22, 2012. In the first 20 years of service, the revenue cutters were the only defense against attempts to circ... More

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

Photos of events at the retirement ceremony of Chief Warrant Officer Mario Vittone in Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Photo of events held in Portsmouth, VA, Thurs., May 16, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Photo of events held in Portsmouth, VA, Thurs., May 16, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth events

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

US COAST GUARD Portsmouth event

Photo of events near Portsmouth, Va., Wed., June 13, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Coast Guard admiral is briefed on hurricane preparations

Coast Guard admiral is briefed on hurricane preparations

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck is briefed at the Fifth Coast Guard District in Portsmouth, Va., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, on the progress of Hurricane Joaquin as it approaches the Mid-Atlantic coast. Me... More

Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew, a 175-foot Inland Buoy

Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew, a 175-foot Inland Buoy

Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew, a 175-foot Inland Buoy Tender in Portsmouth, Virginia, rests docked at Base Portsmouth July 7, 2020. Buoy tenders are vital in fulfilling one of the Coast Guard’s primary missions... More

U.S. Coast Guard, Navy discuss joint operation to expand port-wide recovery capabilities after major storms

U.S. Coast Guard, Navy discuss joint operation to expand port-wide rec...

Coast Guard Capt. Samson Stevens, Sector Commander and Captain of the Port of Virginia, speaks to the media at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth on September 14, 2020, in Portsmouth, Virginia. The media event was hel... More

Fireman Eduardo Vasquez of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward,

Fireman Eduardo Vasquez of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward,

Fireman Eduardo Vasquez of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, fires a Sig Sauer P229 pistol at a range on Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Va., to qualify during the basic pistol course, Oct. 18, 2012. Boarding team m... More

Capt. Karl Leonard (right), commanding officer of Coast

Capt. Karl Leonard (right), commanding officer of Coast

Capt. Karl Leonard (right), commanding officer of Coast Guard Reserve Unit, Joint Staff-South in Suffolk, transfers command to Capt. James “Tory” Cobb (left) and prepares to retire during a change of command an... More

Incoming Commanding Officer, CDR Dorothy Hernaez succeeded

Incoming Commanding Officer, CDR Dorothy Hernaez succeeded

Incoming Commanding Officer, CDR Dorothy Hernaez succeeded CAPT Gregory Tozzi as commander of the USCGC HARRIET Lane in Portsmouth, Virginia on July 17th, 2019. The Ceremony was overseen by Vice Admiral Scott ... More

Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard,

Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard,

Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, shares a laugh with Vice Adm. Scott Buschman during a change of command ceremony for the Coast Guard Atlantic Command in Portsmouth, Virginia, June 10, 202... More

Linwood "Tick" Thumm samples the cake at his 100-year

Linwood "Tick" Thumm samples the cake at his 100-year

Linwood "Tick" Thumm samples the cake at his 100-year birthday party March 26, 2015, at the Portsmouth Federal Building in Portsmouth, Va. Thumm was the commanding officer of an 83-foot Coast Guard cutter durin... More

Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Pearson runs in a 5K

Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Pearson runs in a 5K

Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Pearson runs in a 5K Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, during Coast Guard Day festivities in Portsmouth, Va. The city of Portsmouth is a designated Coast Guard City and held a festival to ... More

Family members of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane

Family members of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane

Family members of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane crew are reunited with their loved ones after the cutter came into their homeport at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth from an international deployment. During th... More

Master chief petty officers, senior chief petty officers

Master chief petty officers, senior chief petty officers

Master chief petty officers, senior chief petty officers and chief petty officers from the Coast Guard's Atlantic Area and 5th District gather at the fresnel lens in downtown Portsmouth, Va., in their service d... More

U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone (middle) and Coast Guard

U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone (middle) and Coast Guard

U.S. Army Gen. Paul Nakasone (middle) and Coast Guard Capt. Kevin Carroll (right) get a tour of the bridge aboard the Spirit of Norfolk while transiting to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Virginia, March 6, 2020. ... More

AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA HERITAGE MONTH

AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA HERITAGE MONTH

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NOV. 19)--The month of November is National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, and this year's theme is, "UNITING ALL NATIONS TOGETHER AS ONE." The Coast Guard in Hampton Roads,... More

AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo

AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 22, 2005)--BM3 Roscoe Deel cleans a buoy on the deck of the cutter Frank Drew. The crew of the keeper class buoy tender service the 381 aides to navigation in the second largest commercial... More

US COAST GUARD Culinary Competition

US COAST GUARD Culinary Competition

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Seaman Food Service Specialist Edward Fuchs (Fooks) roasts peppers for an entree he prepared during the Junior Masters competition at the 32nd Annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Compet... More

COAST GUARD PEOPLE, US Coast Guard Photo

COAST GUARD PEOPLE, US Coast Guard Photo

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - (May 25, 2007) Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendon Achey, a New Jersey native, serves as a boarding team officer at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, Va. He also serves as a Machinery Technician. U.... More

Black History Month breakfast PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Black History Month breakfast PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va.,- Kai Harris, Douglas Park Elementary, reads her essay as Rear Adm. Fred Rosa, commander 5th District, Noami Churchill Earp, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Rear Adm. ... More

Coast Guard's Legal Service Command ceremony

Coast Guard's Legal Service Command ceremony

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. William D. Baumgartner, Judge Advocate General of the Coast Guard, congratulates Capt. Elisabeth A. Pepper after she assumed command of the Coast Guard's Legal Service Co... More

CGC Northland returns to Portsmouth, Va.

CGC Northland returns to Portsmouth, Va.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - 5-year-old Nathan Bravo waits with his mom Christine as his dad's ship returns to port at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Thursday, Mar. 25, 2010. Nathan just picked out two free toys during an ... More

US COAST GUARD USJFCOM visit PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

US COAST GUARD USJFCOM visit PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Foreign Liaison Officers of the U.S. Joint Forces Command visit with units and personnel of Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads Sept. 17, 2010. Members of the Joint Forces Command were provided w... More

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Events held in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

Photo of events held in Portsmouth, VA, Thurs., May 16, 2013.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Roger Brown with

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Roger Brown with

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Roger Brown with his daughters, Bella and Sophie.

Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard,

Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard,

Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony for the Coast Guard Atlantic Command in Portsmouth, Virginia, June 10, 2020. Vice Adm. Scott Bus... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Closson, a trainee at

Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Closson, a trainee at

Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Closson, a trainee at Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker East, completes pushups for a physical screening test at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center Pool in Portsmouth, Va., Friday,... More

Capt. Rick Wester relieved Capt. Christopher Keane

Capt. Rick Wester relieved Capt. Christopher Keane

Capt. Rick Wester relieved Capt. Christopher Keane as Commander of Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads during a Change of Command ceremony on Tuesday, June 22, 2016. Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, Commander, 5th Coas... More

Members of the Historic Ship's Company, comprised of

Members of the Historic Ship's Company, comprised of

Members of the Historic Ship's Company, comprised of military, historians and educators throughout the Virginia tidewater region, participated in the 128th Annual Memorial Day Parade in downtown Portsmouth, Mo... More

Runners in the Coast Guard Cutter 10K road race pass

Runners in the Coast Guard Cutter 10K road race pass

Runners in the Coast Guard Cutter 10K road race pass Tidewater Yacht Marina in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2016. The second annual Road Rage Event race began and ended at Crawford Circle in Portsmouth. (U.S. ... More

Rear Adm. Keith Smith, outgoing 5th District commander,

Rear Adm. Keith Smith, outgoing 5th District commander,

Rear Adm. Keith Smith, outgoing 5th District commander, gives his departing remarks as part of the 5th District's change-of-command ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 25, 2020. The change of command is a t... More

Coast Guard Seamen Nolan Flynn and Johnathan Helms,

Coast Guard Seamen Nolan Flynn and Johnathan Helms,

Coast Guard Seamen Nolan Flynn and Johnathan Helms, crew members aboard Cutter Frank Drew, pause to salute during morning colors at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Virginia, Feb. 20, 2018. The crew was preparing t... More

US COAST GUARD SEABREEZE 1 PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

US COAST GUARD SEABREEZE 1 PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 17)--Debris from sunken passenger vessel Sea Breeze I seen floating in the water. Two Coast Guard HH-60 helicopters and two C-130 Hercules aircraft rescued 34 crewmembers off the distress... More

Silver Ancient Mariner Traditional Uniform Item (Photo 4)

Silver Ancient Mariner Traditional Uniform Item (Photo 4)

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A lighthouse keeper's hat, traditional uniform item of the Coast Guard Silver Ancient Mariner, is displayed at the Coast Guard Silver Ancient Mariner change of watch ceremony at Coast Guard Tr... More

Change of command, US Coast Guard Photo

Change of command, US Coast Guard Photo

Coast Guard Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman salutes Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., as Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard, oversees a change of command ceremony held at Coast Guard Integrated Support C... More

Regional Dive Locker East ribbon-cutting

Regional Dive Locker East ribbon-cutting

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Crewmembers of the Regional Dive Locker East get into formation at the start of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Regional Dive Locker East at Portsmouth Friday, September 4, 2009. The diver... More

Atlantic Area Change of Command

Atlantic Area Change of Command

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Adm. Thad Allen, Coast Guard commandant, presents Adm. Robert J. Papp, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, with a Distinguished Service Medal during a change of command ceremony at the Base S... More

US COAST GUARD C3CEN Award PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

US COAST GUARD C3CEN Award PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Captain Charles Mathieu presents an award to Robert Yeates during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Coast Guard Command, Control and Communication Engineering Center, Sept. 15, 2010 at C... More

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Women's Symposium

Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Women's Symposium

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. ? Attendees of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina's 4th Annual Women's Symposium listen to a presentation by Lillian Cockrill, a family advocacy specialist from the He... More

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

US COAST GUARD Retirement ceremony

Photos of events at the retirement ceremony of Chief Warrant Officer Mario Vittone in Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 11, 2013. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo

Storekeeper, US Coast Guard Photo

Storekeeper, US Coast Guard Photo

PORTSMOUTH, Va.- A Coast Guard storekeeper uses a satellite phone to order supplies aboard Coast Guard Cutter Forward, Feb. 6, 2013. Storekeepers handle all logistical functions and are experts in the Coast Gua... More

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