Coast Guard Seaman Logan Weeks, a crewman at Station
Coast Guard Seaman Logan Weeks, a crewman at Station Alexandria Bay, N.Y., gives a command to Petty Officer 3rd Class James Smith, a crewman at the station, during his boarding team member qualification test at... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich.,
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., stand ready for the station's morning meeting, Sept. 28, 2015. Pictured in the photo are Petty Officers 3rd Class Dustin Pitman, Jeffery Neal, Brandon Liddell... More
Members of Coast Guard Stations Oswego and Rochester,
Members of Coast Guard Stations Oswego and Rochester, New York, work together to move Rochester’s 47-foot Motor Lifeboat into Oswego’s boathouse, Feb. 17, 2017. Station Rochester does not have a boathouse so th... More
Air Station Detroit advancement ceremony
Petty Officer 1st Class Sean Anderson, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Detroit, kneels in front of his father, Harry Anderson, and Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Matt Kehler as they pin o... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Brown, a crewman at Coast
Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Brown, a crewman at Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., prepares to pass a towing line to the other crew while conducting two-boat training aboard a 24-foot and a 25-foot resp... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, a 225-foot
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, a 225-foot buoy tender home-ported in Port Huron, Michigan, conduct ice rescue training on the ice of the Black River in Port Huron, Feb. 18, 2017. Pictured is Petty... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and Sector Sault Ste. Marie wait for the rest of the boarding team aboard the motor vessel Stewart J. Cort while underway on the St. Marys River, S... More
Chief Petty Officer Anthony Kaminski, a boatswain's
Chief Petty Officer Anthony Kaminski, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Milwaukee, celebrates with cake after his advancement ceremony at the station, Oct. 2, 2015. Kaminski was advanced by his father-i... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Giovvani Roman, a storekeeper
Petty Officer 2nd Class Giovvani Roman, a storekeeper at Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania, receives a shipment of packages from a local deliver driver, Feb. 16, 2017. Storekeepers procure, store, preserve... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and Sector Sault Ste. Marie climb up a ladder to the motor vessel Stewart J. Cort while underway on the St. Marys River, Sept. 28, 2015. The crew b... More
Member of Sector Lake Michigan stands gate guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Drew, a member of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, stands guard at the sector's gate, Sept. 29, 2015. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan comprises 21 Coast Guard stati... More
A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit performs
A crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit performs an hourly inspection and maintenance on an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Detroit, located aboard Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Sept. 29, 2015.... More
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice breaking tug home-ported in Detroit, conduct helicopter hoisting training with crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit aboard a 65MH Dolphin helicopte... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Lisner, private aids
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Lisner, private aids to navigation specialist, 9th Coast Guard District Department of Prevention, inspects aids to navigation folders in his office in Cleveland, July 29, 2013. All... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brock Taylor, a member of Coast
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brock Taylor, a member of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pa., splices double-braided nylon line for new mooring lines at the station, Sept. 30, 2015. The double-braided nylon line is manufact... More
Fireman Timothy Hunter, a crew member aboard Coast
Fireman Timothy Hunter, a crew member aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, a 100-foot Inland Buoy Tender homeported in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., paints an ice buoy in preparation for Operation Fall Retrieve. For... More
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit inspect
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit inspect a rescue helicopter prior to take-off from the station, Oct. 2, 2015. The preflight inspection is conducted by all members of the crew before every take-off. ... More
Seaman Andrew Simmons and Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott
Seaman Andrew Simmons and Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Sjostrom, crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, fight a simulated bilge fire at the United States Maritime Administration firefighting school i... More
Cleveland marine inspector
Lt. Cmdr. Mickey Dougherty, a marine inspector at Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, inspects the damage to motor vessel Manistee moored in Cleveland Harbor, Sept. 30, 2015. The motor vessel was damaged after it str... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Gonzalez aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Moses Gonzalez, a food service specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, prepares gravy to serve with the noon meal on the cutter, Oct. 2, 2015. Buckthorn is a 100-foot... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and Sector Sault Ste. Marie walk the deck aboard the motor vessel Stewart J. Cort during a safety and security boarding while underway on the St. M... More
Coast Guard SN Aaron Clayton, a member at Coast Guard
Coast Guard SN Aaron Clayton, a member at Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania, is issued his personal protective equipment by Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Campomizzi, the station’s rescue and survival petty... More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Shana Donaldson, a member of Air
Coast Guard Cmdr. Shana Donaldson, a member of Air Station Detroit, poses for a photo with her family after her promotion ceremony at the air station, Oct. 1, 2015. Donaldson is the air station's assistant ope... More
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct a preflight check of a rescue helicopter at the air station, Oct. 2, 2015. The preflight inspection is conducted by all members of the crew before every take-o... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania,
Members of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania, Petty Officer 2nd Class James Stephenson and FN Josh Gonzales, conduct repairs on one of the station’s 45-foot response boats at the station dock, Feb. 16, 201... More
Michigan chiefs clean I-75
Members from the Station St. Ignace, Michigan, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, Coast Guard Chief's Mess cleaned up four miles of I-75 Sept. 28, 2015. The chief's mess is the name given to the gathering of Coast... More
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct a preflight check of one of their rescue helicopters prior to launch from the station, Oct. 2, 2015. The preflight inspection is conducted by all members of th... More
Chief Petty Officer Marcus Collison (right), executive
Chief Petty Officer Marcus Collison (right), executive petty officer at Coast Guard Station Marquette, Mich., and Seamen Chelsea Martin and Brandon Pollard, crewmembers at the station, talk about the benefits o... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Cole Bender, a
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Cole Bender, a crewman at Coast Guard Station Niagara, N.Y., practices throwing a heaving line at a buoy from a 45-foot response boat in the Niagara River, Sept. 30, 2015. A ... More
Grand Haven navigation drills
Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron F. Winn, a coxswain at Coast Guard Station Grand Haven, Mich., and Seaman Robert A. Schreur, a crewman at the station, conduct navigation drills aboard a 47-foot response boat in L... More
Station Niagara trains with Auxiliary
A crew from Coast Guard Station Niagara, N.Y., aboard a 25-foot response boat, conducts two-boat training with a Coast Guard Auxiliary crew aboard Coast Guard Auxiliary member Mike McGrath's personal boat in th... More
US COAST GUARD Barnacle waits
Barnacle, the Coast Guard Station Milwaukee mascot, waits patiently at the station door for the crew to return from training on Lake Michigan, Sept. 30, 2015. Barnacle is a 2-year-old terrier mixed breed. (U.S.... More
Station Port Huron crew rescues disabled vessel
Members from Station Port Huron, Mich., aboard a 25-foot response boat, tow a disabled vessel out of danger in the middle of the St. Clair River to safety at a local marina, Oct. 2, 2015. The crew aboard the 25... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor, in Wilmette, Ill., put on protective gear at the station for weapons of mass destruction training, Sept. 30, 2015. Crew training is an essential part of da... More
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, homeported
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, homeported in Cleveland, take on an inferno at the United States Maritime Administration firefighting school in Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2015. The intense training he... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Burton, a member of
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Burton, a member of Coast Guard Cutter Alder’s ice rescue crew, gives ice rescue training to members of the cutter, Feb. 3, 2017. Units in the Great Lakes are unique as they need ... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, a 225-foot
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, a 225-foot buoy tender home-ported in Port Huron, Michigan, conduct ice rescue training on the ice of the Black River in Port Huron, Feb. 18, 2017. Pictured are Pett... More
Fireman Samuel Potter, a crewman at Coast Guard Station
Fireman Samuel Potter, a crewman at Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., holds the tow line while conducting two-boat training aboard a 24-foot and a 25-foot response boat in Lake Huron, Sept. 28, 2015. Sta... More
A boatcrew, aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law
A boatcrew, aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, patrols Lake Erie near South Bass Island, July 29, 2013. The SPC-LE has a top speed of over 50 knots... More
Air Station Detroit preflight inspection
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Via, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, inspects a rescue helicopter's engine as part of a preflight inspection at the station, Oct. 2, 2015. Part of a... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot buoy tender home-ported in Duluth, Minnesota, conduct ice rescue training in the Duluth Harbor, Feb. 3, 2017. Units in the Great Lakes are unique as they need... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor, in Wilmette, Ill., practice donning protective gear during weapons of mass destruction training, Sept. 30, 2015. Crew members practice the use of proper pe... More
Week in the Life 2017 Sector Lake Michigan Go Team!
Members of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee, prepared for the Super Bowl by collecting canned goods for local charities, Feb. 3, 2017. Members choose to wear the team jersey of their hometown tea... More
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, homeported
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, homeported in Cleveland, fight fires at the United States Maritime Administration firefighting school in Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2015. The crew trains together to en... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brock Taylor, a member of Coast
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brock Taylor, a member of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pa., splices double-braided nylon line for new mooring lines at the station, Sept. 30, 2015. The double-braided nylon line is manufact... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich.,
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., stand tow watch while conducting two-boat training aboard a 24-foot and a 25-foot response boat in Lake Huron, Sept. 28, 2015. Standing watch are Chief Petty ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Clayton Miller
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Clayton Miller assists Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Wickens, both crewmen at Coast Guard Station Niagara, N.Y., as he tends a tow line aboard a 45-foot response boat in the... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., take aim during semi-annual training for the shotgun at the Bad Axe police range in Bad Axe, Mich., Sept. 22, 2015. Crews are required to show proficie... More
A boatcrew, aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law
A boatcrew, aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, patrols Lake Erie near South Bass Island, July 29, 2013. The SPC-LE has a top speed of over 50 knots... More
Station Oswego PRD training, New York harbor
Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Duffy, a boarding team member at Coast Guard Station Oswego, N.Y., trains the station crew on the personal radiation detector Sept. 28, 2015. The personal radiation detector is u... More
STANT Muskegon Week in the Life
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Apple, a member of Coast Guard Station Muskegon, Michigan, fastens a line around a buoy before the crew pulls the buoy aboard a 26-foot aids to navigation boat in Lake ... More
Seaman Jacob Smith and Firemen Timothy Hunter and Eric
Seaman Jacob Smith and Firemen Timothy Hunter and Eric Mangerilli, crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, a 100-foot Inland Buoy Tender homeported in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., paint several ice buoys ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Orshall, an avionics
Petty Officer 2nd Class Craig Orshall, an avionics electronics technician from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, conducts inspections and maintenance on one of Air Station Detroit's MH-65 Dolphin helicopters in ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn basketball
Seaman Jacob Smith and Fireman Eric Mangerelli, both members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, play basketball during their morning workout at the Lake Superior State University gym, Sept. 29, 2015. Coast Gu... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor, in Wilmette, Ill., wait at the station for Weapons of Mass Destruction training, Sept. 30, 2015. For crews with protective gear, training includes learning... More
Coast Guard Seaman Logan Weeks, a crewman at Station
Coast Guard Seaman Logan Weeks, a crewman at Station Alexandria Bay, N.Y., searches Petty Officer 3rd Class James Smith, a crewman at the station, during his boarding team member qualification test at the stati... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich.,
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., conduct two-boat training aboard a 24-foot and a 25-foot response boat in Lake Huron, Sept. 28, 2015. Station Harbor Beach is responsible for 1,035 square mil... More
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct
Members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct a preflight check of a rescue helicopter before launching from the station, Oct. 2, 2015. The preflight inspection is conducted by all members of the crew befo... More
Seaman Smith aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn
Coast Guard Seaman Jacob Smith, a crewman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, washes dishes after the noon meal on the cutter while moored in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Oct. 2, 2015. Buckthorn is a 100-foot ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Brown, a coxswain at
Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Brown, a coxswain at Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., takes a sip from his favorite coffee cup before starting the station's morning meeting, Sept. 28, 2015. Station Harbor... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brad Dowdy, an aviation maintenance
Petty Officer 3rd Class Brad Dowdy, an aviation maintenance technician from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, thoroughly washes parts during hourly inspections and maintenance on one of Air Station Detroit's MH-... More
Serving up the noon meal
Petty Officers 2nd Class Aaron Kortas and Brian Murphy, both food service specialists at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, stand ready to serve the noon meal at the sector, Sept. 30, 2015. Food ser... More
Fairport crew shoots for qualification at firing range
Members of Coast Guard Station Fairport, Ohio, shoot pistols for qualification on the firing range in Ashtabula, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2015. The Coast Guard's standard issue weapon is the Sig Sauer P229 .40 caliber. ... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot buoy tender home-ported in Duluth, Minnesota, conduct ice rescue training in the Duluth Harbor, Feb. 3, 2017. Units in the Great Lakes are unique as they need... More
Fireman Samuel Potter, a crew member at Coast Guard
Fireman Samuel Potter, a crew member at Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., fires the M-16 rifle at the Bad Axe police range in Bad Axe, Mich., Sept. 22, 2015. Potter shoots as part of the station's semi-a... More
Station Oswego passes the pump, New York harbor
Members of Coast Guard Station Oswego, N.Y., participate in two-boat training in Lake Ontario, Oct. 1, 2015. The members are passing the P-6 dewatering pump from one boat to the other in simulation of a vessel ... More
Week in the Life 2017, Newest member of Station Fairport, Ohio
Coast Guard SA Blake Lilly, the newest member at Coast Guard Station Fairport, Ohio, reports in to the station from the Coast Guard Training Center at Cape May, New Jersey, Feb. 14, 2017. Lilly’s hometown is a... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Wolk, a coxswain
Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Wolk, a coxswain at Coast Guard Station Muskegon, Mich., watches the horizon for trouble as she maneuvers the station's 45-foot response boat across the waters of Lake Michigan... More
Members of the crew from Coast Guard Station Harbor
Members of the crew from Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., share training tips while awaiting their turns to shoot at the Bad Axe police range in Bad Axe, Mich., Sept. 22, 2015. As part of their semi-ann... More
Chief Petty Officer Anthony Kaminski, a boatswain's
Chief Petty Officer Anthony Kaminski, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Milwaukee, is pinned by his father-in-law and fellow Chief Eric Hopperdietzel during an advancement ceremony held at the station,... More
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, a 140-foot ice breaking tug home-ported in Detroit, conduct helicopter hoisting training with crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit aboard a 65MH Dolphin helicopte... More
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, homeported
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, homeported in Cleveland, battle a fire at the United States Maritime Administration firefighting school in Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2015. This training prepares crews... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania,
Members of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania, Petty Officer 1st Class Jared Bender and Petty Officer 2nd Class Emmanual White, disconnect a snowplow from the station’s tractor and instal a forklift attachm... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich.,
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., conduct two-boat training aboard a 24-foot and a 25-foot response boat in Lake Huron, Sept. 28, 2015. Station Harbor Beach is responsible for 1,035 square mil... More
A maintenance crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit
A maintenance crew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conducts hourly inspections and maintenance on one of Air Station Detroit's MH-65 Dolphin helicopters in the hangar bay at Selfridge Air National Guard Ba... More
Station Erie communications room
Coast Guard Seaman Brent Tilley, a crew member at Coast Guard Station Erie, Pa., stands radio watch in the station's communications office, Sept. 30, 2015. All Coast Guard communication systems are monitored 24... More
Station Niagara surface swimmer training
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Cole Bender, a crewman at Coast Guard Station Niagara, New York, practices his surface swimmer skills in the Niagara River, Sept. 30, 2015. Surface swimmers normally deploy o... More
Station Frankfort mooring evolution
Petty Officer 2nd Class Elijah Webb, a coxswain at Coast Guard Station Frankfort, Mich., aboard a 25-foot response boat teaches Seaman Brandon Buckley how to conduct a mooring evolution at the station's pier, S... More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Shana Donaldson, a member of Air
Coast Guard Cmdr. Shana Donaldson, a member of Air Station Detroit, kneels down so that her children can put on her new shoulder boards during her promotion ceremony at the air station, Oct. 1, 2015. Donaldson ... More
Fuel tank soundings aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Zebulun Kirk, a mechanic aboard Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn, records the fuel tanks soundings to calculate how many gallons of diesel the cutter has in the tanks while moore... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich.,
Members of Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., conduct two-boat training aboard a 24-foot and a 25-foot response boat in Lake Huron, Sept. 28, 2015. Station Harbor Beach is responsible for 1,035 square mil... More
Fireman Samuel Potter, a crewman at Coast Guard Station
Fireman Samuel Potter, a crewman at Coast Guard Station Harbor Beach, Mich., removed debris from the tow line while conducting two-boat training aboard a 24-foot and a 25-foot response boat in Lake Huron, Sept.... More
Members of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania,
Members of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pennsylvania, ice rescue team conduct skiff ice rescue training at Horseshoe Pond at Presque Isle State Part, Feb. 16, 2017. Members of ice rescue teams routinely conduct ic... More
A crew aboard a 45-foot response boat from Coast Guard
A crew aboard a 45-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., prepares to board the motor vessel Stewart J. Cort on the St. Marys River, Sept. 28, 2015. The station crew worked closely... More
Seaman Andrew Simmons and Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott
Seaman Andrew Simmons and Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Sjostrom, crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, fight a simulated engine fire at the United States Maritime Administration firefighting school ... More