Buoys, United States Coast Guard photo
(July 20)--A set of inland coast buoys. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PAC
US COAST GUARD ALIEN INTERDICTION
(Dec. 01)--A crewmember onboard the USCGC Harriet Lane helps offload Haitian migrants. USCG photo by EGGEN, ERIC PA1.
COAST GUARD CUTTER RED CEDAR (WLM 688)
Upper Potomac River (Dec. 1)--Coast Guard Cutter Red Cedar (WLM 688). USCG photo by SANTOS, DAVID PA2
Guardsman at work on helicopter tail
(Dec. 6)--A U.S. Coast Guard member works on the tail of an HH-60J helicopter. USCG photo by CIHELKA, CAROLYN PA1
21 foot RHI - US Coast Guard photo
Oct. 4 -- A Coast Guard (RHI) Rigid Hull inflatable Boat underway. USCG photo by MENCH, RON PA1
OPERATION DEEP FREEZE '95, US Coast Guard Photo
MCMURDO CHANNEL, Antarctica (1995)--Coast Guard Cutters Polar Sea (WAGB 11) and CGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) break ice in McMurdo Channel, Antarctica as part of Operation Deep Freeze. Both cutters handled a full sl... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER GALLATIN (WHEC 721)
(Sep. 12)--Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin (WHEC 721) escorts a seized vessel back into port. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
United States Coast Guard photo - HH-60J
(Nov. 10)--The U.S. Coast Guard's HH-60J helicopter. USCG photo by ROSE, CHRIS PA3
navigation chart divider, US Coast Guard Photo
A divider, used to measure distance, on top of a navigation chart. Photo by PA3 Mark Hunt
JOHN F. KENNEDY JR., PLANE CRASH
U.S. Coast Guard Airstation Cape Cod, MA (July 21) -- Jim Hall, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, addresses the media at a news conference covering the John F. Kennedy, Jr., plane crash. US... More
Hawaii - CEREMONY. Warship photograph collection
This is a ceremony July 30, 1999. Public domain photograph of American Navy ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
COAST GUARD CONCERT BAND, US Coast Guard Photo
Camera: NC2000G Serial #: 416-0565 Width: 1268 Height: 1012 Date: 8/2/99 Time: 19:08:42 Counter: [67] ISO: 200 Aperture: F4 Shutter: 80 Lens (mm): 92 Exposure: P ... More
COAST GUARD CONCERT BAND, US Coast Guard Photo
Camera: NC2000G Serial #: 416-0565 Width: 1268 Height: 1012 Date: 8/2/99 Time: 19:57:54 Counter: [16] ISO: 200 Aperture: F5.6 Shutter: 60 Lens (mm): 210 Exposure: P ... More
United States Coast Guard photo - MH90 Enforcer
(Sept. 13)--The Coast Guard has recently unveiled its new MH90 Enforcer helicopter along with its Over-the-Horizon Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (OTH RIB) which is specifically designed to encounter the "go-fast" ... More
HH-65A DOLPHIN - US Coast Guard photo
The U.S. Coast Guard's HH-65a Dolphin Helicopter. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
COAST GUARD CUTER HEALY (WAGB 20)
--The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) breaking ice for the first time. Our newest WAGB, the Polar Icebreaker/Research Vessel is built by Avondale Industries in New Orleans. USCGC HEALY is named in commemora... More
United States Coast Guard photo - 44 footer
A Coast Guard 44 footer underway in heavy weather. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Tug Underwriter, US Coast Guard Photo
The tug Underwriter was seized by the Coast Guard patrol vessels four times. On three occasions, liquor was found aboard the tug. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
USCGC Nantucket at GTMO by Karen Loew
USCG Cutter Nantucket docked at Guantanamo Bay for refueling, as observed from a vantage point near the joint armed services headquarters, known as the "Pink Palace."
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - US Coast Guard photo
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ANTARCTIC ICE BREAKING, US Coast Guard Photo
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica (Jan. 9)--A rare site is this one of the Coast Guard Cutter's Polar Star (WAGB 10) (foreground) working the ship channel and the cutter Polar Sea (WAGB 11) (background) working the t... More
United States Coast Guard photo - TRADEWINDS 2002
The USS Madrona, Coast Guard, from Charleston, S.C., cutter sets sail on its decommissioning day on the Ashley River to participate in escort training procedures for exercise Harbor Shield 2002 held in Charlest... More
PSU 311 LOAD OUT, US Coast Guard Photo
PSU 311 prepares for deployment as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2003)--Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Glen Brannon, 33, from Maplevalley, Wa., a member of Port Security Unit 313, from Tacoma, Wa., stands guard at the Mina al Bakr oil terminal. Coast ... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (April 10, 2003)--Port Security 2nd Class Devin C. Staten, 24, of Los Angeles Ca., and a Coast Guard reservist with Port Security Unit 311 out of San Pedro, Ca., stands security watch next t... More
Iranian Dhow fishing boat, US Coast Guard Photo
An Iranian Dhow fishing boat off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003.
US COAST GUARD Terminal delivery
A Coast Guard HH 65 Dolphin, off of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, delivers pallets to Port Security Unit 311 personnel providing security on the Khawr al Amaya oil terminal off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003.
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
Personnel from Coast Guard Port Security Unit 313, homeported in San Pedro, Ca., patrol the port of Umm Quasr, Iraq April 20, 2003. Coast Guard Port Security Units are maintaining security in Iraqi ports and o... More
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
UMM QASAR, IRAQ (May 2, 2003) -- Members of the buoy deck crew secure the last original Iraqi buoy alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB-205) in preparation for lifting it aboard the seagoing buoy t... More
Patrolling the Khawr 'Abd Allah waterway
ARABIAN GULF (July 5, 2003) -- The Coast Guard Cutter Baranof is silhouetted by an Iraqi sunset as it patrols the Khawr 'Abd Allah waterway. USCG photo by PA1 John Gaffney
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, US Coast Guard Photo
ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 3, 2003)--Chief Machinery Technician Chuck Bratcher, of Big Fork, Mont., assists with the vibration signature analysis in the engine room of Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell, underway in the Arab... More
COAST GUARD UNDERWAY ENGINEERS, US Coast Guard Photo
CGC GALLATIN (Apr. 10, 2005) In 130-degree tempratures and with pounding engine noise, MK1 Robert Capps changes a filter on one of the Gallatin's generators. This is part of the Gallatin's regular preventative... More
Dry Tortugas Lighthouse, US Coast Guard Photo
In an effort to assist mariners navigating the reefs and shoals throughout the Dry Tortugas, Fla., a 150-foot lighthouse was finished July 1, 1858 on Loggerhead Key, Fla. The light lies nearly 70 miles west of ... More
Station Portage Training, US Coast Guard Photo
Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles G. Fogle did a last minute examination of the engine room of the 47-foot motor life boat from Station Portage before the crew headed into heavy seas for training on Lake Superior... More
United States Coast Guard photo - CUTTER MONOMY
MANAMA, Bahrain - (July 6, 2006) A crewmember aboard the Cutter Monomy salutes the flag during morning colors here. The Monomoy is one of six cutters deployed here and working with coalition forces in support o... More
United States Coast Guard photo - OIL TERMINAL
NORTHERN ARABIAN GULF - (July 15, 2006) Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman (left), commanding officer Atlantic Area, and Capt. Daniel McClellan visit Al Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT) while receiving a brief from Navy Lt. ... More
Ice Breaking Ops - US Coast Guard photo
Cmdr. John Little navigated his ship, Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw under the Mackinac Bridge on Feb. 4, 2007. Cutter Mackinaw breaks ice for freighters shipping goods around the Great Lakes during the winter. Ph... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER EAGLE (WIX 327)
The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) under full sail in the Pacific Ocean. USCG photo by Larry Kellis
Semper paratus, preventive maintenance by Margaret Graham Kranking
This 41-foot utility boat is a versatile workhorse. Designed to operate under moderate weather and sea conditions, its speed and maneuverability make it an ideal platform for numerous missions, including homel... More
Rescue over New Orleans by Lou Diamond
The crew aboard an HH-65A Dolphin helicopter lifts Hurricane Katrina flood victims to safety. While the Coast Guard was rescuing victims, many of its team members were themselves victims of Katrina. Over 28 p... More
U.S. Coast Guard trains with Korean coast guard
(Aug. 22, 2007) ONBOARD THE USCGC BOUTWELL - Adm. Charles Wurster, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, arrives on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell from a Korean helicopter here on Wednesday. Wur... More
Boutwell captures high seas drift net
(Sept. 6, 2007) ONBOARD THE USCGC BOUTWELL - Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Mantopoulus, from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, spreads out part of a high seas drift net recovered by the Boutwell's small bo... More
View of C-130 in Flight by Joseph Whitaker
The HC-130 Hercules is a long-range surveillance and transport, fixed-wing aircraft that is used to perform a wide variety of missions. Long-range aircraft are key parts of search and rescue operations, as th... More
Mahoning Greets Netherlands HRMS Tromp, NY Harbor by Everett Molinari
Coast Guard cutter in New York Harbor; twin towers of World Trade Center in the background
San Diego Visit by DHS Secretary Chertoff
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United States Coast Guard photo - Marathon Runner
Petty Officer 1st Class David Dorsey, a Coast Guard recruiter in Brooklyn, NY, runs on the waterfront in downtown Manhattan Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2007. Dorsey is a competitive runner who has completed 10 Marathons ... More
USCGC Northland Rescues Haitians by Herb Mott (ID # 90230)
The cutter Northland (WMEC 904),a 270-foot medium endurance cutter,assists in rescuing Haitians on a vessel at risk in choppy seas. The cutter is homeported in Portsmouth, Va.
Splicing Line by Lei Yu, US Coast Guard Photo
Coast Guardsmen, like all sailors sometime in their career, tend to traditional sailor's work of splicing line at their station between boat or cutter operations.
Coast Guard City, USA by Walter Struck
Coast Guard parade, Grand Haven Michigan Public domain photograph of military parade, army ceremony, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Security Cutter, the Bertholf
The first National Security Cutter, Bertholf, performs sea trials in Mobile Bay, Ala, Feb. 08, 2008. After meeting all requirements the cutter will be homported in Alameda, Ca. U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Bobby Nash
Guardians of the Sea by Robert Semler
A Coast Guard 41-footer crosses the bow of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier while conducting an escort. Naval vessels are given wider berths as they ply U.S. waters while Coast Guard crews escort the ship safely ... More
Line Handler by Joan Steinmeyer
A Coast Guardsman handles the lines required to hold a ship at its berth. One of the Coast Guard's greatest strengths is its people, who are dedicated to the service's core values of Honor, Respect, and Devoti... More
In the Hoist by B.E. Richardson
A boating accident survivor is hoisted using the aircraft's swimmer's harness.
BM Turner at Work by Robert Blevins
Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Turner steers a Coast Guard Station Fort Macon, N.C., small boat on patrol near Cape Lookout. As coxswain, he has responsibility for the boat's crew and the safety of stranded marine... More
D9 M.A.W. Fort Knox training, US Coast Guard Photo
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Al Schwandt of Sector Buffalo demonstrates the components of the M14T rifle to members of the Ninth District receiving mounted automatic weapons training along the Salt River on Fort Kno... More
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane
A crewmember from a Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane small boat assists a Haitian migrant aboard. The Harriet Lane crew interdicted and repatriated 247 Haitian migrants in April 2008. Photo by PA1 Jennifer Johnson.
School for the blind visits Coast Guard station
Petty Officer Michael Vanberkom guides two students from the Washington State School for the Blind along the exterior of an HH-60 rescue helicopter today during a tour at Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, Ore.... More
US COAST GUARD Tornado aftermath
The American Flag still flaps in the in the Suffolk, Va., wind May 2, 2008, despite the fact the house it was attached to was destroyed by a tornado. U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Evanson.
Honor guard member - Public domain photogrpaph
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Reagan, honor guard member at Coast Guard Sector New York awaits the posting of colors at the Ellis Island Medal of Honor ceremony Saturday, May 10, 2008. U.S. Coast Guard photo ... More
Coast Guardsmen, US Coast Guard Photo
This is a group of Coast Guardsmen at an event May 21, 2008.
Commencement address, US Coast Guard Photo
First Class DeCarol Davis gives the cadet commencement address during the Academy's 127th commencement ceremony here May 21. Davis finished first in the Class of 2008 academically, physically and militarily.
US Coast Guard activity, May 21, 2008
US Coast Guard activity, May 21 2008.
Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island
Coast Guard Seaman Stephanie Raya mixes paint in preparation to fix damage to the bow of the Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island Thursday, May 29, 2008. (Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse, U.S. C... More
US COAST GUARD Frontier Sentinel
Coast Guard Commander Mike Ryan, Deputy Commander, Sector Northern New listens to the day's final briefing during the multi-agency training exercise Frontier Sentinel at the New Hampshire Department of Environm... More
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle embarks to Victoria, B.C. - FOR RELEASE
CGC EAGLE - Seaman Christina Shema works in the rigging of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle June 22. The crew and cadets of the Eagle sailed into Victoria, B.C., June 25. (Official Coast Guard Photo by Petty Offi... More
Remembering a Shipmate, US Coast Guard Photo
Capt. Thomas H. Farris, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, presents Annette Symons, mother of Ensign Christopher M. Symons, with an American flag during a military memorial service held at... More
ADMIRALS CUT CAKE AT GRAND HAVEN COAST GUARD FESTIVAL PICNIC
Vice Admiral Clifford I. Pearson and Adm. Peter V. Neffenger cut the cake August 2, 2008 at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival here. Photo by PA2 Matthew Schofield.
Displaying a citation, US Coast Guard Photo
In this image released by the Coast Guard, Mike Tuthill of the tugboat Invader displays his citation with Coast Guard Capt. Fred Myer. The crew of the Invader assisted with the rescue of 97 passengers aboard th... More
Presenting a PC desktop computer
Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Garnett presents a PC desktop computer that he built to Petty Officer 2nd Class Bruce Birch Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 in Baltimore. Birch, from Chincoteague, Va., won the computer t... More
United States Coast Guard photo - SAR Training
A Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter and crew from the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Ala. maneuvers into position to perform a medevac off of a Coast Guard 41-foot response boat as p... More
Seawitch oily waste, US Coast Guard Photo
A worker pumps oily waste from the Seawitch. Public domain photograph of quarry workers, mining, miners, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Partner in education, US Coast Guard Photo
Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Rodney O. Brown, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic Equal Opportunity Specialist, the Coast Guard Civil Rights Service Provider of the Year aw... More
From fueling to Sand Island, Hawaii
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, the Coat Guard cutter Boutwell leaves the fueling port and travels to Coast Guard Sector Hawaii to moor Jan. 18, 2009. (Coast Guard photo by/Petty Officer 3rd Class D... More
Four honored for rescuing diver
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Dale G. Gabel, commander of the First District, pins a Meritorious Public Service award onto Gloucester Fire Department's Jeffrey Knaak's shirt, as Knaak's chief, Barry McKay, watches at C... More
US COAST GUARD Vehicle inspection
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Coleman, along with Ferro, an explosive detection K-9, from the Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team, Kings Bay, Ga., inspect a news truck before the beginning o... More
Coast Guard operations, US Coast Guard Photo
This is Coast Guard operations March 4, 2009.
Underway for formation practice
KARACHI, Pakistan -- Capt. Kevin Cavanaugh, the Commanding Officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, looks on as the Boutwell pulls away from being moored alongside the HMS Portland here, March 9, 2009. The ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Shamal, US Coast Guard Photo
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Shamal, a 179-foot coastal patrol boat, and its crew return to its homeport at Singing River Island in Pascagoula, Miss., March 11, 2009, after a 40-day patrol in the Gulf of Mexico.... More
Red River Flooding 2009, US Coast Guard Photo
Machinery Technician 3rd Class Dan Fraley of Station Sault Ste. Marie assists an Oxbow, N.D. resident and her faithful friend as they disembark from the station's airboat along the Red River in North Dakota, Th... More
Loading helicopter, US Coast Guard Photo
A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Charleston AFB, SC load a Coast Gaurd helicopter in preperation for flight. The helicopter is on its way to Central America.(Air Force photo/Captain Chett Collier)
United States Coast Guard photo - Master Builders
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, George Capestany, the Director of Business Development for the Master Builders Association for King and Snohomish Counties, Wash., Sam Anderson, the Executive Officer ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle - Egypt
Coast Guard cadets talk to visitors aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in Charleston, S.C., Friday, June 26, 2009. The Eagle hosted visitors for the 2009 Charleston Harbor Fest. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Office... More
Helicopter standardization inspection
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Johnson trains as a flight quarters proxyman during a helicopter standardization inspection aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Rush in Honolulu, Hi., Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009... More
United States Coast Guard photo - Boat ramp
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Coast Guard small boat crews unbury a boat ramp to make possible the launching of small boats into the Arctic Ocean at Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 25. (Coast Guard photo/ Pet... More
Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr.
Vice Admiral Robert J. Papp, Jr. testifies at a confirmation hearing on his nomination for Commandant of the United States Coast Guard at the U.S. Senate on March 17, 2012.
United States Coast Guard photo - Cold debrief
At the Coast Guard's Advanced Helicopter Rescue School in Astoria, Ore., Coast Guard helicopter pilots and crews receive training in executing rescues in heavy weather and surf conditions on the high seas and o... More
EPA Water Sampling - US Coast Guard photo
PASS A LOUTRE, LA - Environmental Protection Agency Federal On-Scene Coordinator Nic Brescia sampling from a boat in Pass a Loutre on June 19, 2010. EPA has performed water and sediment sampling along the Louis... More
MSU Wilmington N.C. Logo - Public domain photogrpaph
MSU Wilmington N.C. Logo Public domain photograph of a medal, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
US Coast Guard operations, US Coast Guard Photo
U.S. Coast Guard operations Jan. 6, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley
US Coast Guard operations, US Coast Guard Photo
U.S. Coast Guard operations Feb. 2, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
Coast Guard operations, US Coast Guard Photo
U.S. Coast Guard operations Feb. 4, 2011. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley)
Coast Guard operations, US Coast Guard Photo
General U.S. Coast Guard operations. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.