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Coast Guard Seaman 1st Class Rollin A. Fritch's headshot, 1942. Fritch was a crew member aboard the USS Callaway during World War II and died during a Kamikaze attack January 8, 1945. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo co More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Cape Canaveral State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com More

A U.S. Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Annapolis, Maryland, enforces a security zone on the Potomac River for the 2019 State of the Union address, Feb. 5, 2019. The zone was enforced from noon More

U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr., R-N.C., and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th Coast Guard District, discuss details of the Feb. 9, 1905, rescue of the six-man crew from the schooner Sarah D. More

NORFOLK, Vir. (June 28, 2005) Vice Adm. Vivian S. Crea, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander, congratulates Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara upon being awarded a Legion of Merit medal on June 28, 2005. Rear Adm. Bri More

NORFOLK, Vir. (June 28, 2005) Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara inspects the United States Coast Guard Honor Platoon during the Fifth District change of command ceremony, June 28, 2005. Rear Adm. Brice-O'Hara was r More

NORFOLK, Vir. (June 28, 2005) Rear Adm. Larry Hereth speaks at the Fifth District change of command ceremony, June 28, 2004. Rear Adm. Hereth assumed command of Fifth District from Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara. More

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A computer analyzes data from Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles W. Bowen's body as he runs on a treadmill in a booth at the Coast Guard Innovation Expo in Virginia Beac More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne Justice salutes Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., as he assumes command of the Coast Guard's Fifth District at a change-of-command ceremony at the Integrated Support Command Ports More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne Justice assumes command of the Coast Guard's Fifth District during a change of command ceremony at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth Monday, June 29, 2009. Rear Adm. Fred More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Fred M. Rosa, Jr., Fifth District commander, gives his remarks prior to his retirement during a change-of-command ceremony at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth Monday, June 29, 2 More

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

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Fred M. Rosa, Jr., Fifth District commander, gives his remarks prior to his retirement during a change-of-command ceremony at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth Monday, June 29, 2 More

NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice (right), commander of the Coast Guard's 5th District, and other military service's leaders from the Hampton Roads area stepped forward as each service's song was played More

NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, commander of the Coast Guard's 5th District, and other military service's leaders from the Hampton Roads area represented their service during the opening ceremony of More

NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, commander of the Coast Guard's 5th District, and other military leaders from the Hampton Roads area represented their service during the opening ceremony of the Norfol More

NORFOLK, Va. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Earl W. Johnson, an electronics technician at the Coast Guard Electronics Support Detachment in Portsmouth, and other military representatives from the Hampton Roads area More

BALTIMORE - Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Dave Henderson scans the horizon for any vessels traveling without proper lights, or posing hazards to navigation, July 16, 2011. Henderson, a reservist at Sta More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Molnar stands in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward Sept. 11, 2011. Molnar, a maritime law enforcement specialist assigned to the Portsmouth, Va., based Co More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, a multi-mission 270-foot medium-endurance cutter, prepares to moor at the Base Support Unit Portsmouth pier Sept. 11, 2011. The crew aboard the More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, a multi-mission 270-foot medium-endurance cutter, prepares to moor at the Base Support Unit Portsmouth pier Sept. 11, 2011. The crew aboard the More

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Molnar greets one of his shipmates from the Coast Guard Cutter Forward Sept. 11, 2011. Molnar, a maritime law enforcement specialist assigned to the Portsmouth, More

Cmdr. Timothy Schang and Lt. Cmdr. Eva Van Camp pose for a photo at Air Station Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012. The married couple, now a captain and commander, respectively, are stationed in Portsmouth, More

Members of the Coast Guard's Ceremonial Honor Guard, donning uniforms reflecting those worn by the enlisted members of the Revenue Cutter Service during the War of 1812, presented the colors during the singing More

BALTIMORE - The crew aboard a Coast Guard 25-foot Response Boat - Small from Station Curtis Bay, Md., escorts the 500-foot British Navy casualty-receiving facility vessel, The Argus, into Baltimore Harbor for O More

Coast Guard. Capt. John Little, Sector Hampton Roads commander, presents a general overview of operations to a visitor in the Sector Hampton Roads command center Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The Sector Hampton Road More

Capt. Peter DeCola, chief of enforcement for the 1st Coast Guard District, presents cocaine interception sticker to the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Dependable Sept. 6, 2013. Dependable’s crew seized more tha More

Crew members aboard a Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat from the Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., perform maintenance on a single-pile structure designed to safely guide mariners on Cape Ma More

Chief Petty Officer Brian Villeroel shares a moment with his son, Brian, and wife, Ruth, after a ceremony Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in Portsmouth, Va., where he was advanced to chief petty officer. (U.S. Coast Gu More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck, 5th District commander (center), prepares to board an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina to assess damage from Hurricane Arthur on the More

Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew members from Station Fort Macon, N.C., and a crew member from the 557-foot chemical tanker Aurora transfer a man who had suffered cardiac arrest to a 47-foot Motor Lifebo More

Atlantic Beach, N.C., Fire Dept. EMT (left) and Coast Guard Station Fort Macon crewmembers aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) provide medical assistance for a woman suffering from seasickness south of Atlant More

Cindi Vance, survivor, is overcome with emotion after reuniting with her rescuer, David O'Neal, during a ceremony held at Station Oak Island Aug. 4, 2014 - more than 44 years after O'Neal rescued Vance from th More

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Graziani (left) gives Seaman Nathan Gray instruction on small boat operation aboard Cutter Beluga's rigid hull inflatable boat southwest of Cape Charles, Virginia, Tuesday, Aug. More

Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Graziani (left) gives Seaman Nathan Gray instruction on small boat operation aboard Cutter Beluga's rigid hull inflatable boat while Beluga's crew conducts fire fighting training More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Newton inspects a recently-cleaned .50 caliber machine gun aboard Cutter Beluga at Base Portsmouth, Va., Aug. 27, 2014. Beluga's crew was in port to prepare for an evening vessel More

A National Park Service agent aboard a Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina measures a loggerhead sea turtle near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The Coa More

Capt. Sean Murtagh (right), Coast Guard Sector North Carolina commander, stands with newly- appointed Chief Petty Officer Ryan Yoraschek, officer in charge of Aids to Navigation Team Oak Island Tuesday Sept. 30 More

Sailing vessel Mary Kay drags anchor in Chesapeake Bay near Cape Charles, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, with three seasick people aboard. A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., ho More

On the sandy shores of Virginia Beach sits the original Cape Henry Lighthouse, which once stood watch over the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. The lighthouse has a long history of service dating back to 1792 wh More

Capt. Chris Scraba, chief of response for the 5th District, serves breakfast at Oasis Social Ministry's kitchen in Portsmouth, Va., Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Scraba and several other Coast Guard members from throu More

Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Petre (center), instructor at Aviation Technical Training Center in Elizabeth City, N.C., (center) offers instruction to Petty Officers 3rd Class Justin Mahaffey and Jentzen Green, More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Mellot (right) reunites with his wife Sharr and children (left to right) Sylvania, Mikey and Sophia aboard Coast Guard Cutter Legare in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014. L More

Teddie Thorogood, chief of resources and planning for the Coast Guard 5th District in Portsmouth, Va., works at her desk Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, to ensure funding for operational Coast Guard units. While Thorog More

Coast Guard Cutter Morro Bay receives routine maintenance at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Jan. 22, 2015. The Morro Bay is a 140-foot Bay-class cutter homeported out of Cleveland. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by More

Former service member Seaman Kimberly Fleshman poses for a photo after receiving the Coast Guard Achievement Medal at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis, Md., Jan. 23, 2015. Fleshman was a crew member aboard t More

Petty Officer Jacob S. Wieduwilt poses for a photo after receiving the Coast Guard Achievement Medal at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis, Md., Jan. 23, 2015. Wieduwilt was the coxswain aboard the 45-foot Res More

Fireman Conor Cantwell poses for a photo after receiving the Coast Guard Achievement Medal at the Fleet Reserve Club in Annapolis, Md., Jan. 23, 2015. Cantwell was a crewmember aboard the 45-foot Response boat- More

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., prepares to land at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va., Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. The crew medevaced and transported an injured More

A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew member from Station Wachapreague discusses options with a crewman aboard fishing vessel Southern Crusader II about five miles northteast of Wachapreague Inlet, Va More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Terry, an intelligence specialist for the Coast Guard 5th District in Portsmouth, Va., talks outside the Federal Building in Portsmouth Monday, March 9, 2014, about his experience More

Capt. Brenda Kerr (left) assumes the duties and responsibilities as commanding officer of Base Portsmouth from Capt. Joel Dolbeck (right), under the supervision of Rear Adm. Thomas W. Jones Friday in Portsmouth More

A plaque at the administration building entrance at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Va., is dedicated to Lt. Jack Rittichier, one of more than 8,000 Coast Guard members who served in the war zone dur More

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lands at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, April 2, 2015, after medevacing a sailor who had been missing for more than 60 days. Watchstander More

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lands at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va., Thursday, April 2, 2015, after medevacing a sailor who had been missing for more than 60 days. Watchstander More

Jimmy Courson works on a model in his garage in Belhaven, N.C., Friday, April 17, 2015. Courson has been building model ships, including models of Coast Guard cutters, for 57 years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by P More

Jimmy Courson operates a crane on board his rendition of Coast Guard Cutter Kennebec in his yard in Belhaven, N.C., Friday, April 17, 2015. Courson has been building model ships, including models of Coast Guard More

The official party salutes during the national anthem at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay change-of-command ceremony Friday, May 22, 2015, in Philadelphia. During the ceremony, Capt. Benjamin Cooper relieved More

Capt. Kathy Moore, the former commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, receives the national ensign upon her retirement from Coast Guard service during a retirement ceremony Friday, May 22, 2015, in Philad More

Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, the 25th commandant of the Coast Guard, officially declares Elizabeth City, N.C., a Coast Guard City alongside Joseph W. Peel, mayor of Elizabeth City, during a ceremony, Friday, May 29, 2 More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Gage Garrett (left), a machinery technician and boat crewman from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, assists two Dare County, North Carolina, EMTs as they attend to an inj More

Capt. Jay Vann (right) relieves Capt. Reed Stephenson as commanding officer of Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Va., in a ceremony held at the training center, Thursday, June 25, 2015. During the ceremony, More

An aviation survival technician's fins, mask and snorkel lay on the deck inside a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter cabin prior to launch from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, June 29, 2015. The Coa More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Thigpen, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Elizabeth City (ASEC), N.C., works the night shift in the rescue swimmer shop Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Evan was recently nomin More

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

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck, 5th District commander, and Vice Adm. Dean Lee, Atlantic Area commander, enjoy birthday cake and conversation Friday, Aug. 4, 2015, in Portsmouth, Va. Coast Guard Atlantic More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Madeline Sorrentino (right), a boat operator at Station Chincoteague, Va., shows Seaman Apprentice Colin Hudson how to throw and retrieve a heaving line during a training excercise off W More

North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones (left) learns from Chief Petty Officer Mark Pipkin about Coast Guard rescue swimmer training at Aviation Technical Training Center, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Jones also tour More

On his 2015 record voyage, Robert brought two different types of personal locator beacons. One (left) would transmit a signal to alert search and rescue professionals of his position in case of an emergency whi More

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

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies in formation above a Marine Corps HH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew from Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, ne More

Seaman Kristen Reel enjoys some evening air outside Station Cape Charles, Va., Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. Crew members like Reel throughout the Coast Guard are always ready to respond to search and rescue calls, d More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Dyals (right), prepares to take up slack in a line under the instruction of Petty Officer 3rd Class William Locke during a check ride aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium out of S More

A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Cape Charles, Va., conducts training in the Chesapeake Bay near Cape Charles before sunrise, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Response boat crews throughout More

A Coast Guard 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Station Cape Charles, Va., conducts training in the Chesapeake Bay near Cape Charles before sunrise, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Response boat crews throughout t More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Quigley, a machinery technician at Station Cape Charles, Va., prepares to conduct engine checks aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, 2015. Machinery More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Dyals (right), a boatswain's mate at Station Wachapreague, Va., initiates communication aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, while training near Wachaprea More

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Wachapreague, Va., retrieves a life ring from the water during a man-overboard drill near Wachapreague, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. The drill was part of a check ri More

A Coast Guard 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Station Cape Charles, Va., conducts training in the Chesapeake Bay near Cape Charles before sunrise, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Response boat crews throughout t More

A Coast Guard 25-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Station Cape Charles, Va., conducts training in the Chesapeake Bay near Cape Charles before sunrise, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. Response boat crews throughout t More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck (left), 5th District commander, views a model of the USS Merrimac Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, Va. The Merrimac was eventually retrof More

Coast Guardsmen at Base Portsmouth, Va., salute the arrival of two buses carrying Korean War veterans and their familes, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Approximately 90 veterans along with their spouses and other f More

Chief Petty Officer Loren Powers (left), a diver at Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker East in Portsmouth, Va., assists a Korean War veteran in trying on a Kirby Morgan 37SS (stainless steel) dive helmet Wednesda More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Iulo (right), a maritime enforcement specialist at the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake, Va., explains features of an MK-18 to Korean War veteran Mac McCo More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Iulo (right), a maritime enforcement specialist at the Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake, Va., explains features of an MK-18 to Korean War veteran Mac McCo More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Gage Garrett (left front) shares a laugh with fellow crew members Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, at Station Oregon Inlet, N.C., after being advanced to machinery technician second class during mo More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Andre-Filipe Silva, a machinery technician at Station Oregon Inlet, N.C., works to modify a skiff in preparation for Hurricane Joaquin Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at the station. The skiff w More

Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Hinote, officer in charege at Station Oregon Inlet, N.C., congratulates Petty Officer 2nd Class Gage Garrett on Garrett's advancement to second class Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, More

John Miller of Farmville, Va., tries his luck at striped bass fishing, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, in the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Va., under the Hampton Boulevard Bridge. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer More

A 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew from Station Oak Island, N.C., transfers Brunswick County EMTs to the tug J.P. McAllister, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat (MLB) crew from Station Oak Island h More

U.S. military aircraft are on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, the companion facility to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. A Coast Guard HH-52A Seaguard helico More

A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Emerald Isle, N.C., tows a vessel that was taking on water south of Bogue Inlet Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. The crew saved two people from entering the More

Retired Rear Adm. Robert Johanson stands before HH-52A Seaguard helicopter, tail number 1426, at Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Johanson and others worked More

Colors are presented during the opening of a ceremony where HH-52A Seaguard helicopter, tail number 1426 is unveiled at Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Reti More

The newly-restored HH-52A 1426 is unveiled during a ceremony at Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, N.C., Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Restored by Vector CSP contractors, active duty, and retired Coast Guard More

Lt. j.g. Michelle Leclerc stands by a C-130 Super Hercules airplane Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina. As a Hercules pilot, she's responsible for flight planning, fuel planni More

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck, 5th District commander, speaks before a crowd during a ceremony at Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Moments later, Metruck offi More

Coast Guard Fireman Ronald Hodges, Sector North Carolina color guard member, prepares to retire the colors at the close of a ceremony at Crystal Coast Civic Center in Morehead City, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 25, 201 More

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis learns about Coast Guard aviation from inside the cockpit of a C27-J Spartan aircraft at Air Station Elizabeth City, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Cmdr. K More