Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, mans an M240B machine gun on the bow of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat during a security escort into Portsmouth Harbor the... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Penkava,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Penkava, a culinary specialist at Coast Guard Station Oswego, New York, prepares for the long line of station personnel ready to grub on the steak, crab legs and pota... More
Station Calumet Harbor crewmembers conduct a simulated
Station Calumet Harbor crewmembers conduct a simulated rescue of an unconscious victim in “icy” water Feb 15, 2016. The crew was evaluated on their skill and ability as part of a ready for operations inspection... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, mans an M240B machine gun on the bow of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat during a security escort into Portsmouth Harbor the... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Weeks, a
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Weeks, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, prepares to release a Kemp's ridley sea turtle into the Atlantic Ocea... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Freeman, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Freeman, a boatswain's mate from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, pilots a 29-foot Response Boat-Small during an evening patrol on Manasquan River, Feb 23, 2017. U.S. Coast Gua... More
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew is underway escorting
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew is underway escorting an LPG tanker in Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. The crew escorted the Gibraltar-flagged tanker Polar from offshore to a terminal i... More
Petty Officer 3rd class Matthew Hilleary completes
Petty Officer 3rd class Matthew Hilleary completes a rescuer-in-the-water drill under the watchful eye of an evaluator at Station Calumet Harbor in Chicago Feb. 15, 2017. Even though the water temperature was o... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice breaking tug homeported in Detroit, conduct helicopter hoist training with an aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit in the St. Clair River Fe... More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four a... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, a 140-foot ice
The Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, a 140-foot ice breaking tug home-ported in St. Ignance, Michigan, sails across Lake Michigan, Feb. 10, 2017. The photo was taken by the crew of Air Station Traverse City, Mi... More
Coast Guard Seaman Ossian Morant, Seaman Garrett Byrd
Coast Guard Seaman Ossian Morant, Seaman Garrett Byrd and Fireman Brandon Bowen, crew members at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, review the steps of anchoring on a 45-foot Response Boat-... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Mallory Velez rolls away from
Petty Officer 3rd Class Mallory Velez rolls away from the edge of the ice as part of a self-rescue technique during training on the ice of the Black River in Port Huron, Michigan, Feb. 18, 2017. Other members o... More
Coast Guard Seaman Garrett Byrd, a crew member at Coast
Coast Guard Seaman Garrett Byrd, a crew member at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, prepares to deploy the anchor on a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium near the station Feb. 17, 2017. Trainees... More
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conduct a safety examination aboard the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Vaishnavi R. Monday, February 6, 2017 in Boston. Henri... More
Week in the Life 2017, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, pilots and command staff receive a morning weather brief at the air station’s Hangar 1, Feb. 24, 2017. The air station is home to three Coast Guard airframes: the MH-60 ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conducts a
Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conducts a safety examination aboard the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Vaishnavi R. Monday, February 6, 2017 in Boston. Montez is a member of Coast Guard Sector Bos... More
Petty Officers 2nd Class Justin Gieringer and Darren
Petty Officers 2nd Class Justin Gieringer and Darren Harrity, aviation survival technicians at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, replenish liquid oxygen levels in a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, Feb... More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four a... More
Petty Officer 2nd class Ed Richardson facilitates a
Petty Officer 2nd class Ed Richardson facilitates a debrief with an ice rescue team and ready for operations team following a successful drill at Station Calumet Harbor in Chicago Feb. 15, 2017. The inspection ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (WPB 1349)
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island (WPB 1349) patrols offshore in support of Operation Kohola Guardian in Maui, Hawaii, Feb. 14, 2017. Operation Kohola Guardian is a cooperative operation between state an... More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four a... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conducts a
Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conducts a safety examination of firefighting gear aboard the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Vaishnavi R. Monday, February 6, 2017 in Boston. Montez is a member of C... More
Week in the Life 2017 USCGC Alder MKs
Petty Officer 1st Class Pat O’Conner, a machinery technician aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, cleans a fuel oil filter strainer plate on the cutter Feb. 13, 2017. There are more than 50 fuel oil filter stra... More
The captain from the 22-foot sailing vessel Harmony
The captain from the 22-foot sailing vessel Harmony B stands with an MH-65 dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point, following their rescue off Molokai, Feb, 17, 2017. Coast Guard responded to a m... More
An aviation survival technician A school student at
An aviation survival technician A school student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, rides aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Station Elizabeth City, Feb. ... More
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City,
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Michigan, taxis down the runway and prepares for departure at Cherry Capital Airport aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter Feb. 4, 2017. The air station is lo... More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four a... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brody Froehlich and Petty Officer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brody Froehlich and Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Adair conduct a post-flight inspection on a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2017. The fl... More
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station
A 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, N.J. underway during training Feb 23, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Auxiliarist David Lau
Station Calumet Harbor's commanding officer, Chief
Station Calumet Harbor's commanding officer, Chief Warrant Officer Matt James, tends the line for Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Hilleary as the men conduct a rescuer-in-the-water drill in the station’s basin ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, mans an M240B machine gun on the bow of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat during a security escort into Portsmouth Harbor the... More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four a... More
With awards and certificates in hand, Coast Guard Seaman
With awards and certificates in hand, Coast Guard Seaman Joey Zucker is all smiles as he says goodbye to the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock to head off to boatswain’s mate “A” school Feb. 27, 207. The... More
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conduct a safety examination aboard the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Vaishnavi R. Monday, February 6, 2017 in Boston. Henri... More
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew is underway escorting
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew is underway escorting an LPG tanker in Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. The crew escorted the Gibraltar-flagged tanker Polar from offshore to a terminal i... More
A crewmember from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro
A crewmember from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro carries trash off the ship while moored at the crew's homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2017. The crew participates in 'sweepers' at the end of each wo... More
Week in the Life 2017 USCGC Alder ice buoy
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Duluth, Minnesota, reposition an ice buoy in the Duluth Harbor Feb. 27, 2017. Ice buoys are set in place of regular buoys during win... More
Seaman Christian Green, a crew member of Coast Guard
Seaman Christian Green, a crew member of Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, heaves a rescue line aboard the 47-foot Motor Life Boat to a fellow station 29-foot Response Boat-Small during training operations o... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Welvaert,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Welvaert, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Emerald Isle in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, releases a Kemp's ridley sea turtle into the Atlantic Ocean Feb. 3, 20... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Gianna Ventoza,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Gianna Ventoza, administrative assistant to Vice Adm. Karl Schultz, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, holds her daughter, Juniper, while mingling with co-workers at the P... More
Chief Bert of Station Elizabeth City, NC
Seaman Nina Bowen shows some love to Chief Bert, Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina's mascot, near the boathouse at the station Feb. 17, 2017. Chief Bert is a retired explosive detection dog who worked for ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class John Babbini, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 1st Class John Babbini, a boatswain's mate from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, pauses for a portrait, Feb. 23, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by Auxiliarist David Lau.
Petty Officer 1st Class John Babbini, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 1st Class John Babbini, a boatswain's mate from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, scans the chartplotter while Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Freeman pilots a 29-foot Response Boat-Small II arou... More
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration law
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration law enforcement boat patrols offshore during Operation Kohola Guardian in Maui, Hawaii, Feb. 14, 2017. Operation Kohola Guardian is a cooperative operation betw... More
Final ice rescue training course of 2017
Coast Guard members complete training during the last day of the final 2017 Ice Rescue Training Course at the National Ice Rescue School in Essexville, Mich., Feb. 16, 2017. During the six courses delivered for... More
Seaman Christian Green, of Coast Guard Station Manasquan
Seaman Christian Green, of Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, stands forward lookout on a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat during a training evolution on Manasquan River in N.J., Feb. 24, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo ... More
Coast Guardsmen compete in a morale basketball game
Coast Guardsmen compete in a morale basketball game at Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Feb. 9, 2017. The red team, made up of crew members from Station Elizabeth City, took on the white team, made up of MH... More
Coast Guard Fireman Brandon Bowen, a crew member at
Coast Guard Fireman Brandon Bowen, a crew member at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, dons his sunglasses during a training session aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium Feb. 17, 2017. Bow... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Tanner Boggs performs preventative
Petty Officer 3rd Class Tanner Boggs performs preventative maintenance to the landing gear of an HC-130 Hercules fix-wing aircraft at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2017. Air Station Kodiak m... More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four a... More
Petty Officer 3rd class Patrick Walsh, a machinery
Petty Officer 3rd class Patrick Walsh, a machinery technician of Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, N.J., calls out directions during a man overboard drill off the coast of New Jersey, Feb 24, 2017. U.S. Coas... More
Seamen Lloyd Lowe and Jonathan Bainbridge report aboard
Seamen Lloyd Lowe and Jonathan Bainbridge report aboard Station Calumet Harbor from TRACEN Cape May Feb. 13, 2017. They recieved their welcome briefing from the Executive Petty Officer Chief James Doll at the s... More
Petty Officer 3rd class Patrick Walsh, a machinery
Petty Officer 3rd class Patrick Walsh, a machinery technician of Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, N.J., calls out the status of a towline aboard a 29-foot Response Boat - Small II during a boat towing train... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, mans an M240B machine gun on the bow of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat during a security escort into Portsmouth Harbor the... More
An aviation survival technician A school student at
An aviation survival technician A school student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, rides aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small from Station Elizabeth City, Feb. ... More
Station Calumet Harbor crewmembers get thier swole
Station Calumet Harbor crewmembers get thier swole on Feb 15, 2017 after a hard day of training and evaluations. The crew completed several days of evaluations to ensure they were ready to respond to wintertime... More
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew is underway escorting
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew is underway escorting an LPG tanker in Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. The crew escorted the Gibraltar-flagged tanker Polar from offshore to a terminal i... More
Auxiliarist Maryellen Begeley initiates a drill scenario
Auxiliarist Maryellen Begeley initiates a drill scenario while standing watch in the station’s watch room Feb. 15, 2017. The Auxiliary has been a key volunteer component since it was established in 1937. US Coa... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary member John Steinbarge mans the
Coast Guard Auxiliary member John Steinbarge mans the communication room at Coast Guard Station Oswego, New York, Feb. 15, 2017. Coast Guard Auxiliary members are unpaid volunteers who assist at Coast Guard uni... More
Coast Guard Cutter Willow and Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay in dry d...
Pictured here are Coast Guard Cutter Willow, homeported in Newport, Rhode Island, and Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay, homeported in Bayonne, New Jersey, drydocked at Coast Guard Yard Baltimore. Both cutters ar... More
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conduct a safety examination aboard the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Vaishnavi R. Monday, February 6, 2017 in Boston. Henri... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Lenzo facilitates a debrief
Petty Officer 1st Class Peter Lenzo facilitates a debrief discussion with one of the station’s ice rescue teams following another successful drill Feb 15, 2017. The station successfully completed 29 out of 29 d... More
Coast Guard Cutter Amberjack, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Amberjack, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat, escorts the LPG tanker Polar as it enters Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. The crew escorted the Gibraltar-flagged tanker ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember
Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Richey, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, mans an M240B machine gun on the bow of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat during a security escort into Portsmouth Harbor the... More
Seaman Christian Green, of Station Manasquan Inlet,
Seaman Christian Green, of Station Manasquan Inlet, made a radio call during training operations aboard a 47' Motor Lifeboat, while Petty Officer 3rd Class Vaugh Yarnall looks on, February 24, 2017. U.S. Coast ... More
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Manasquan Inlet, N.J., recovers a dummy during a man overboard drill, Feb 14, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist David Lau.
Week in the Life 2017 Hawkeye
Hawkeye, the mascot at Coast Guard Station Lorain, Ohio, receives a new collar as he advances from Petty Officer 3rd Class to a Petty Officer 2nd Class in a ceremony at the station, Feb. 28, 2017. Hawkeye has b... More
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City,
An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Michigan, refuels an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at the air station Feb. 12, 2017. The air station’s area of responsibility includes all of Lake Michigan and ... More
Crewmembers aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas
Crewmembers aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro conduct maintenance on life boat brackets while moored at their homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 23, 2016. The Douglas Munro is a 378-foot high endurance... More
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer
Chief Petty Officer Mark Henricksen and Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Montez conduct a safety examination aboard the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Vaishnavi R. Monday, February 6, 2017 in Boston. Henri... More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four aviation... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Klema, a
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Klema, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, pilots a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium away from the boat's mooring Feb. 17, 2017. K... More