Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, N.Y., holds a change of
Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, N.Y., holds a change of command and retirement ceremony June 25, 2013, at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo. During the ceremony, Capt. Brian Roche relieved Capt. Steven Wisch... More
Casey Pierce, a rookie tight end for the Detroit Lions,
Casey Pierce, a rookie tight end for the Detroit Lions, is awarded the Lieutenant Jack Rittichier Trophy by Cmdr. Marshall Branch, the executive officer at Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, Nov. 23, 2015, at Sel... More
Protective boom helps contain spilled product and
Protective boom helps contain spilled product and contaminated debris that came from a release starting, Friday, April 3, 2015, into Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland Monday, April 6, 2015. T... More
A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security
A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team, based out of Chesapeake, Va., applies flex cuffs to a detained member of the vessel's crew during a hostile boarding and ship re-take traini... More
Seaman Krista Perdomo-Hazen, a deck force member aboard
Seaman Krista Perdomo-Hazen, a deck force member aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., and Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Jump, a boatswains mate aboard Gallatin, discuss the disti... More
Cleanup crews from Clean Harbors work to recover spilled
Cleanup crews from Clean Harbors work to recover spilled product and debris, that started Friday, April 3, 2015, from Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland on Monday, April 6, 2015. The crews are... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Steuber, a food service
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Steuber, a food service specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., works to prepare the noon meal at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Dec. 10 2013.... More
Lt. Cmdr. George Fulenwider, the engineering officer
Lt. Cmdr. George Fulenwider, the engineering officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., embraces his family on the pier Dec. 11, 2013. Fulenwider and the rest of the cutter's c... More
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay,
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Detroit, fold the national ensign during a burial at sea that was held aboard the cutter Oct. 23, 2014, just offshore of Cleveland in Lake Erie.... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin thanks
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin thanks his wife, Elizabeth, and their children, Katelyn, Jenna and Allison, for their support during his retirement ceremony held at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Brown, a Reservist and
Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Brown, a Reservist and member of the Coast Guard mounted automatic weapons training team, instructs a trainee during a night fire exercise at Fort Knox, Ky., Nov. 4, 2013. As a Res... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay makes preparations
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay makes preparations to moor at its new homeport in Cleveland, June 16, 2013. Morro Bay and Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay will share a homeport at the Cleveland Moorings Fac... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor, the Cleveland Fire Department and Ohio Department of Natural Resources discuss ice-rescue equipment prior to taking to the ice at the Cleveland Moorings F... More
Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security
Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team, based out of Chesapeake, Va., search for weapons and apply flex cuffs to detained members of the vessel's crew during a hostile boarding and ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Somera (far right), a
Petty Officer 3rd Class David Somera (far right), a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, celebrates a good hand during a game of spades on the cutter's mess deck in the North Atlantic Ocean,... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin (center),
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin (center), Chief Warrent Officer Dallas Brown (right) and Chaplain Robert Pindell face the flag during the national anthem at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Buildin... More
Competitors for the 2013 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac
Competitors for the 2013 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race head down the Black River in Port Huron, Mich., at the start of the annual race July 20, 2013. The race, spanning 204 nautical miles, starts in Port Hu... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District based in Cleveland, is presented a check from Anne Brengle, president of the Coast Guard Foundation, at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleve... More
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander,
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, renders a salute during the national anthem May 30, 2013 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Parks threw out the ceremonial first pitch and was joined... More
Coast Guard trains at Fort Knox
David Linder, an auxiliarist at Coast Guard Station Sodus Point, N.Y., and an honorary chief petty officer, checks on the cookies and shows off his cooking skills during the Coast Guard 9th District's mounted a... More
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander,
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, brings the heat May 30, 2013 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Parks threw the ceremonial first pitch and wore a life jacket to help promote water s... More
Cmdr. Kenneth R. Bryan, the outgoing commanding officer
Cmdr. Kenneth R. Bryan, the outgoing commanding officer of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Duluth, Minn., conducts a final inspection June 6, 2013, during a change of command ceremony held at the Depot Great Hal... More
Pearl Harbor remembrance illustration
Seventy-four years ago, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, leading to U.S. entry into World War II. Many recruiting ... More
A Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, boat crew patrols
A Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, boat crew patrols a safety enforcement zone during the Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial on Lake Erie Sept. 2, 2013. The crew was tasked with providing a safety zone for t... More
Coast Guard marine inspection teams from Marine Safety
Coast Guard marine inspection teams from Marine Safety Unit Cleveland and the Coast Guard 9th District inspections and investigations department, inspect paperwork and discuss safety regulations at the Clevelan... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Jump, a boatswain's mate
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Jump, a boatswain's mate aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., mouses a safety rail prior to the cutter's departure from Mayport Fla., Dec. 10, 2013.... More
Competitors for the 2013 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac
Competitors for the 2013 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race exit the Black River in Port Huron, Mich., on their way to the starting line. The annual race, spanning 204 nautical miles, started in Port Huron and e... More
Members of the official party listen as Rear Adm. Mike
Members of the official party listen as Rear Adm. Mike Parks, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, during a change of command ceremony, June 25, 2013, at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, N.Y. Dur... More
Parents and their kids tour the Coast Guard Cutter
Parents and their kids tour the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, at the ship's home port at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings Facility May 3, 2013, as part of "Bring Your Kids to Work Day." The kids were able to... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, a public affairs
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Laughlin, a public affairs specialist with the Coast Guard 9th District, speaks with Ahmaad Crump, the in-arena host for the Cleveland Cavaliers, for a Fox Sports Ohio interview a... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Siciak, a maritime
Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Siciak, a maritime enforcement specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, and Petty Officer 1st Class Bobby Troupe, a machinery technician aboard Gallatin, are congratulated ... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported
Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., man the rails as the cutter enters Charleston Harbor Dec. 11, 2013. Gallatin was returning from its final patrol as a U.S. Coast G... More
A crew member of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security
A crew member of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team, based out of Chesapeake, Va., takes a statement from detained member of the vessel's crew during an interview as part of a hostile boarding... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Yaw, a public affairs
Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Yaw, a public affairs specialist with the Ninth Coast Guard District External Affairs Office in Cleveland, takes a moments to sip from his cup of Joe while editing a video in... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cohen Faucett, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cohen Faucett, a boatswain's mate from Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor in Chicago, reviews the proper operation procedures of the M16A2 rifle with Chief Petty Officer Carey Jung, a me... More
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay,
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Detroit, conduct a burial at sea that was held aboard the cutter Oct. 23, 2014, just offshore of Cleveland in Lake Erie. The crew laid to rest C... More
Lt. Cmdr. Mary Dwyer Hoffman, an environmental specialist
Lt. Cmdr. Mary Dwyer Hoffman, an environmental specialist with the Coast Guard 9th District response advisory team, stands with Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, at the Anthony... More
Finley Wallace tries on a Coast Guard life jacket and
Finley Wallace tries on a Coast Guard life jacket and hard hat May 3, 2013, at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings Facility during "Bring Your Kids to Work Day." Finley was there with her father, Tom Wallace, ... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Patrick O'Kelly, head of
Master Chief Petty Officer Patrick O'Kelly, head of the Coast Guard mounted automatic weapons training team, briefs students what to expect during the day at Fort Knox, Ky., Nov. 6, 2013. O'Kelly has been invol... More
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, welcomes crewmembers assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay to their new home at the Cleveland Moorings Facility, June 16, 2013. The additio... More
A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team
A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team member, based out of Chesapeake, Va., prepares supplies for detainee search and debriefing during a hostile boarding and ship re-take training exercise held ab... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin stands
Master Chief Petty Officer Charlie Franklin stands with a departing award during his retirement ceremony held at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland June 28, 2013. Franklin retired from the ... More
Seaman Kevin Kraynak and Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex
Seaman Kevin Kraynak and Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Hill, crew members from Coast Guard Station Duluth, Minn., practice proper firing procedure of the M240B in a weapons simulator at Fort Knox, Ky., Nov. 4, 2... More
Members of the deck department aboard Coast Guard Cutter
Members of the deck department aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., give the cutter's hull a quick scrub down at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Dec. 10, 2013. The Gallatin and its ... More
The US Brig Niagara, home-ported in Erie, Pa., and
The US Brig Niagara, home-ported in Erie, Pa., and the schooner Pride of Baltimore II, home-ported in Baltimore, fire a broadside into the Sorlandet, home-ported in Kristiansand, Norway, on Lake Erie Sept. 2, 2... More
Detroit Lions rookies, tight end Casey Pierce and fullback
Detroit Lions rookies, tight end Casey Pierce and fullback Michael Burton, settle into the controls aboard a Coast Guard Air Station Detroit MH-65 Dolphin helicopter in the hangar at the air station aboard Self... More
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander,
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, salutes during the national anthem May 30, 2013 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Parks was joined at the game by his family, where he threw out the... More
Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay battles the waves on the
Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay battles the waves on the way to its new homeport at the Cleveland Moorings Facility, June 16, 2013. Morro Bay was officially transferred to the Coast Guard 9th District from New Lon... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, the commander of the Coast
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, the commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, prepares himself before administering the oath of enlistment to more than 50 new recruits representing all of the military branches at Pro... More
Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Gould, a crew member aboard
Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Gould, a crew member aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Detroit, presents the national ensign to the family of Chief Petty Officer Michael F. Amato, during a buria... More
The U.S. Brig Niagara, homeported in Erie, Penn., fires
The U.S. Brig Niagara, homeported in Erie, Penn., fires a salute following a wreath laying ceremony honoring those who fought and died in the Battle of Lake Erie on Lake Erie Sept. 10, 2013. The Niagara, a repr... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette (right) shakes hands with Rear
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette (right) shakes hands with Rear Adm. Michael Parks after relieving him of duty as commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, headquartered in Cleveland, during a change of command ceremon... More
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio,
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small patrol a safety enforcement zone during the Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial on Lake Erie Sept. 2, 2013. The boat crew... More
Protective boom helps contain spilled product and
Protective boom helps contain spilled product and contaminated debris that came from a release starting, Friday, April 3, 2015, into Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland Monday, April 6, 2015. T... More
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander,
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, pumps up the crowd at Progressive Field on May 30, 2013 in Cleveland. Parks threw the ceremonial first pitch and wore a life jacket to remind fans th... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Garver, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Garver, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Lorain, shows Joseph, a Spirit of America program participant, the finer points of driving the station's 45-foot response boat wh... More
Cleveland area Coast Guardsmen stand with representatives
Cleveland area Coast Guardsmen stand with representatives of the Cleveland Cavaliers following a surprise pizza party put on by the Cavaliers at the Cleveland Moorings Facility, Oct. 28, 2015. Crews were able t... More
Casey Pierce, a rookie tight end for the Detroit Lions,
Casey Pierce, a rookie tight end for the Detroit Lions, stands with the Lieutenant Jack Rittichier Trophy at Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, Nov. 23, 2015, at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Mount Clemens... More
Crews from Clean Harbors monitor vacuum recovery trucks
Crews from Clean Harbors monitor vacuum recovery trucks as part of ongoing clean up efforts in response to a release that started Friday, April 3, 2015, at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland, Monday, April... More
Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay conducts low visibility drills
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Detroit, place sheets infront of the windows on the cutter's bridge during a low visibility navigation drill on Lake Erie, Oct. 23, 2014. The dr... More
A boat crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small from
A boat crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor patrols a safety zone alongside the tall-ship Pride of Baltimore II during the Cleveland Tall Ships Festival held at th... More
Capt. Steven Wischmann holds a flag that was presented
Capt. Steven Wischmann holds a flag that was presented to him during his retirement ceremony, June 25, 2013, at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, N.Y. Wischmann retired after 29 years of service, and wa... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Dwayne Matthews salutes the
Petty Officer 1st Class Dwayne Matthews salutes the national ensign held by Petty Officer 1st Class William Vaughn aboard Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Detroit, during a burial at sea that was h... More
Ahmaad Crump, the in-arena host for the Cleveland Cavaliers,
Ahmaad Crump, the in-arena host for the Cleveland Cavaliers, climbs out of the survivor's compartment aboard Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor's 45-foot response boat during a tour at the station, Oct. 28, 2... More
A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team
A U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team member, based out of Chesapeake, Va., prepares supplies for detainee search and debriefing during a hostile boarding and ship re-take training exercise held ab... More
Adrift kayak returned to owner
One of the unmanned kayaks rests on shore of Lake Erie near Fairport, Ohio, June 10, 2013. There were two kayaks returned to their owner due in part to the orange stickers located on the back half of the kayak,... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement keep a sharp lookout while patrolling a safety enforcement zone around the schooner Appledore IV on... More
Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Schmitt, a command center
Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Schmitt, a command center chief for the Coast Guard 9th District in Cleveland, smiles during his retirement ceremony held at the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland o... More
A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security
A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team, based out of Chesapeake, Va., checks for weapons and applies flex cuffs to a detained member of the vessel's crew during a hostile boarding ... More
U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team
U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team crewmembers, based out of Chesapeake, Va., prepare supplies for a detainee search and debriefing during a hostile boarding and ship re-take training exercise hel... More
Fireman Joanna Jackson, a main propulsion engineer
Fireman Joanna Jackson, a main propulsion engineer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., conducts a round in the cutter's engine control room Dec. 12, 2013. Jackson was standing i... More
Elizabeth and Kalie, members of the Cavalier Girls,
Elizabeth and Kalie, members of the Cavalier Girls, meet and greet with Coast Guardsmen from various Cleveland based units during a surprise pizza party courtesy of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oct. 28, 2015, at th... More
Casey Pierce, a rookie tight end for the Detroit Lions,
Casey Pierce, a rookie tight end for the Detroit Lions, chats with retired Capt. Kyle Jones, a Coast Guard Auxiliarist, and retired Lt. Cmdr. Jim Loomis, a Vietnam veteran, at Coast Guard Air Station Detroit at... More
Cmdr. Jay Plummer, the chaplain for the Coast Guard
Cmdr. Jay Plummer, the chaplain for the Coast Guard 9th District in Cleveland, lays a wreath at the site where the Battle of Lake Erie took place in 1813 during a bicentennial anniversary ceremony held on Lake ... More
Coast Guard mounted automatic weapons training
Coast Guardsmen stationed at various units within the Coast Guard 9th District, headquartered in Cleveland, conduct night fire exercises with the M-240B machine gun as part of mounted automatic weapons training... More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, homeported in Port Huron, Mich., provides a safety platform for the 2013 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race July 20, 2013. The annual race, running from Port Huron to ... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District based in Cleveland, says a few words after being presented with a check from the Coast Guard Foundation at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cl... More
Crews from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, aboard
Crews from Coast Guard Station Marblehead, Ohio, aboard a 25-foot Response Boat-Small and a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft Law-Enforcement meet up during the Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial on Lake Erie to disc... More
Cleanup crews from Clean Harbors work to recover spilled
Cleanup crews from Clean Harbors work to recover spilled product and debris, that started Friday, April 3, 2015, from Lake Erie at the Forest City Yacht Club in Cleveland on Monday, April 6, 2015. The crews are... More
Crew members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, based
Crew members of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit, based at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Mount Clemens, Mich., listen to the speaker during an awards presentation held in the air station's operations hang... More
Members of the Cavalier Girls and the Q Spirit Squad
Members of the Cavalier Girls and the Q Spirit Squad practice boating safety by wearing their life jackets while aboard Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor's 45-foot response boat at the station, Oct. 28, 2015... More
Kalie, a member of the Cavalier Girls, sounds the ship's
Kalie, a member of the Cavalier Girls, sounds the ship's horn from the bridge of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, during a tour of the cutter, Oct. 28, 2015. Kalie and other representatives from the Cavs brought Cl... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Jump, a boatswain's mate
Petty Officer 2nd Class Lucas Jump, a boatswain's mate aboard Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., gives final instruction to the crew during a cutter boat launch in Charleston harbor, ... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Lorain, Ohio,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Lorain, Ohio, and the kids and instructors from the Spirit of America Youth Boating Program smile big for a group photo following a tour aboard the station's 45-foot respon... More
Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay casts off
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay springs off its aft mooring line while getting underway from the cutter's moorings Jan. 13, 2016, at the Cleveland Moorings facility. The crew had to work carefully to gu... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Forte from Marine Safety
Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Forte from Marine Safety Unit Cleveland uses a model town to show a group of kids in a conference room at the Coast Guard's Cleveland Moorings Facility how pollution responders i... More
Competitors for the 2013 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac
Competitors for the 2013 Bell's Beer Bayview Mackinac Race wait for the race to begin in Port Huron, Mich., July 20, 2013. The competitors competed in several different categories based on boat type during the ... More
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, commander of the Coast Guard 9th District, presents Phillip Sustersic, a World War II Merchant Marine veteran, with a 9th District challenge coin during a ceremony held at Coast Guard M... More
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander,
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, shakes hands with Gapper, the mascot for the Cincinnati Reds, May 30,2013 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Parks attended the game with his family ... More
Seaman Lenny Liguore, a deckhand aboard Coast Guard
Seaman Lenny Liguore, a deckhand aboard Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay, homeported in St. Ignace, Mich., hoists the Canadian flag as part of a wreath laying ceremony for the Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial on... More
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported
Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin, home-ported in Charleston, S.C., stand just inside the flight hangar as the cutter leaves Mayport, Fla., Dec. 10, 2013. The crew was eager to begin the last leg of G... More
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander,
Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, takes to the mound to throw the ceremonial first pitch May 30, 2013 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Parks wore his life jacket to recognize Nation... More
Lt. Michael Collet, a marine inspector with the Coast
Lt. Michael Collet, a marine inspector with the Coast Guard 9th District inspections and investigations department, and Lt. Stephanie Pitts, a marine inspector with Marine Safety Unit Cleveland, look over paper... More
Coast Guard members from various Cleveland based units
Coast Guard members from various Cleveland based units react as they are treated to a surprise pizza party courtesy of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oct. 28, 2015, at the Cleveland Moorings Facility. The pizza party... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor,
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor, the Cleveland Fire Department and Ohio Department of Natural Resources train together on the ice at the Cleveland Moorings Facility, Feb. 6, 2014. The mul... More
Retired Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jim Loomis, a Vietnam
Retired Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jim Loomis, a Vietnam veteran, speaks about Lt. Jack Rittichier and his accomplishments during an awards presentation named after Rittichier Nov. 23, 2015, held at Coast Guard Air ... More
A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security
A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team, based out of Chesapeake, Va., searches a detained member of the vessel's crew for weapons during a hostile boarding and ship re-take trainin... More
A crew member of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security
A crew member of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team, based out of Chesapeake, Va., covers a passageway aboard the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, in Mackinaw City, Mich., during a hostile... More
Lt. Cmdr. Cary Godwin, the commanding officer of Coast
Lt. Cmdr. Cary Godwin, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay, and Doug Sharp and Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Lisner, both with the Coast Guard 9th District’s Waterways Management Branch, dis... More
Crew members take photos with members of the Cavalier
Crew members take photos with members of the Cavalier Girls during a pizza party hosted by the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of opening week and the NBA's Hoops for Troops program, Oct. 28, 2015, at the Cleveland... More