GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - James Taylor, 6, tests out an M-60 machine gun on display with U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 309 at the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Mich., Aug. 5, 2010. PSU 309 is based in P More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard men and women stand in formation in front of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (center) and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley (far right) during t More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - (Left to right) U.S. Coast Guard 9th District Commander Rear Adm. Michael Parks listens as U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp Jr., talks to U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard men and w More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - U.S. Coast Guard petty officers stand at attention next to a memorial wreath during the National Memorial Service at Escanaba Park during the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven Aug. 6, 201 More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp Jr., talks to U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard men and women during an "All Hands" address at Coast Guard Station Grand Haven Aug. 5, 2010, during More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp Jr., (right) greets veterans of the Coast Guard Cutter Woodbine at the National Memorial Service at the Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven Aug. More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - A memorial wreath sits in front of the U.S. Coast Guard Escanaba mast at Escanaba Park in Grand Haven following the National Memorial Service there Aug. 6, 2010 during the Coast Guard Festi More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - A U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary float passes by crowds during the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade in Grand Haven Aug. 7, 2010. The Coast Guard Festival is a week-long celebration to honor th More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Michael Leavitt and his wife Debbie Leavitt wave to crowds watching the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade in Grand Haven Aug. 7, 2010. The More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - A U.S. Coast Guard float passes by crowds during the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade in Grand Haven Aug. 7, 2010. The Coast Guard Festival is a week-long celebration to honor the men and More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Buckthorn (front) and Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley (back) were open for public tours during the 2010 Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven and remained More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Fireworks capped the 2010 U.S. Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven on Aug 7. A large crowd gathered at Escanaba Park to view the event. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, a 140-foot icebrea More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The U.S. Coast Guard silent drill team marches in the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade in Grand Haven Aug. 6, 2010. The Coast Guard Festival is a week-long celebration in Grand Haven to ho More
HOUGHTON, Mich. -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew O'Dell, an aviation survival technician from Air Station Traverse City, assists local Emergency Medical Technicians with the transfer of John Hughes, 83, from More
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. - Coast Guard responders are investigating an oiled portion of the Cheboygan State Park, and a sheen in Duncan Bay Oct. 5, 2010. A concerned citizen contacted Coast Guard Station St. Ignace, Mi More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Carl Harms, from Lake Odessa, Mich., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 26, uses a rock pile for cover while acting as fire line anchor. NMCB-26 is preparing for a deploymen More
U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 180th Fighter Wing, rescue simulated victims from a burning building during a training exercise at the Phelps Collins Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich., Oct. 1 More
Rear Adm. John Jolliffe, Vice Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, salutes the national ensign before a Detroit Red Wings game on Military Appreciation Night. Jolliffe, from Detroit, escorted nationa More
Sgt. Christopher Roof, supply sergeant, 46th Military Police Command, Lansing, Mich., spends his days working on keeping his unit supplied and ensuring that every move that needs to be made goes as planned.
SAGINAW, Mich. - The 65-foot tug Ann Marie sank and became encased in ice overnight Dec. 12, 2010, in Saginaw Bay, Mich. Coast Guard and local fire department responders are working with representatives from th More
Recruits and family members embrace as they meet on Christmas morning in the Recruit Training Command visitor's center. The recruits were taking part in the yearly Adopt-A-Sailor program. The annual program all More
Fern Lake is a beautiful hiking destination. Start from Bear Lake (4.7 mi) or the Fern Lk Trailhead (3.8 mi) or make it a one-way trip by using the summer park shuttle bus! NPS photo by John Marino 7/9/09
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - Coast Guardsmen practice ice rescue techniques using each other as victims during ice rescue training in Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron Jan. 25, 2011. The training is part of a four-day school wh More
Essexville, Mich. - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jason Betzing waits for a fellow Coast Guardsman to rescue him from a hole in the ice-covered Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron during ice rescue training Jan. 25, 20 More
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - A Coast Guardsmen ice rescue team heaves on a line to pull a person out of the water during ice rescue training in Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron Jan. 25, 2011. The training is part of a four-day More
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - Coast Guardsmen prepare to rescue someone using a Rapid Deployable Craft during ice-rescue training at Station Saginaw River in Essexville, Mich., Jan. 26, 2011. Coast Guard ice-rescue teams More
BAY CITY, Mich. - A Coast Guardsman helps a man who fell through the ice on Lake Huron near the Bay City Recreation Area Jan. 27, 2011, as part of a four-day Coast Guard ice rescue training class. Night time tr More
BAY CITY, Mich. - A Coast Guardsman helps a man who fell through the ice on Lake Huron near the Bay City Recreation Area Jan. 27, 2011, as part of a four-day ice rescue training class. Night time training is im More
BAY CITY, Mich. - A Coast Guardsman ignites a parachute illumination flare to light a search area on Lake Huron during night time ice rescue training near the Bay City Recreation Area on Lake Huron Jan. 27, 201 More
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, delivers the keynote address during the 92nd Annual Traverse City Chamber of Commerce Dinner, Jan. 28, 2011. As part More
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, Senator Carl Levin, Senator Debbie Stabenow and Cmdr. Jonathan Spaner, commanding officer of Air Station Traverse Ci More
PESHAWBESTOWN, Mich. -- Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, addresses the crowd prioir to signing a memorandum of understanding with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chipp More
PESHAWBESTOWN, Mich. -- Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, and Tribal Chairman Derek J. Bailey of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians sign a memorandum of u More
BETSIE LAKE, FRANKFORT, Mich. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Phillip Raska and Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Vlasblom, both from Station Frankfort, conduct ice rescue drills on the frozen Betsie Lake, T More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Fitzpatrick (foreground) waits for Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Dent in a simulated rescue on the frozen Lake St. Clair during training conducted by More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Downey and Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas McConnell, both aviation survival technicians at Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct a training rescue hoist over fro More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct rescue training on the frozen Lake St. Clair, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Conducting rescue airlifts on frozen surfaces presents unique cha More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Dent signals that Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Fitzpatrick is ready to be hoisted into an Air Station Detroit rescue helicopter while conducting trai More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Dent (standing) hooks up Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Fitzpatrick to the hoist cable of an Air Station Detroit rescue helicopter while conducting tra More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Dent points towards another Air Station Detroit crewmember on the ice of Lake St. Clair as the unit training on the frozen lake, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2 More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Two rescue helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conduct rescue training on frozen Lake St. Clair, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Conducting rescue airlifts on frozen surfaces present More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit conducts rescue hoist training over the frozen Lake St. Clair, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Pictured from left are: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jim Down More
LAKE ST. CLAIR - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brendan Dent and Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Fitzpatrick are hoisted into an Air Station Detroit rescue helicopter while conducting training on the frozen L More
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - Master Chief Petty Officer Jerry Backus, officer-in-charge of Station/Aids-to-Navigation Team Saginaw River, address students during their graduation at the Ice Capabilities Center of Excell More
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - Students at the Ice Capabilities Center of Excellence at Coast Guard Station Saginaw River receive a briefing about different types of helicopter hoists they would witness during training, F More
ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Ruterbusch (right), lead instructor at the Ice Capabilities Center of Excellence at Station Saginaw River, congratulates a Customs and Border Prote More
COAST GUARD STATION HARBOR BEACH, Mich. - Petty Officer 1st Class George London (in water) awaits rescue by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Rivero during ice rescue training conducted at Coast Guard Station Har More
DETROIT -- Several crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay pose with Bella the Great Dane, shortly before she is handed over to the St. Clair County Animal Society, March 17, 2011. She was returned to her More
Vice Commandant Sally Brice-O'Hara, along with representatives of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and U.S. Border Patrol, tours the new Operational Integration Center at Selfridge Air national Guard Base, Mic More
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Coast Guard Auxiliary pilots perform swim qualifications in a hotel pool during the Combined Ninth District Symposium, held between March 27 and April 2. A rescue swimmer from Air Station Detr More
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Coast Guard Auxiliary pilots from all over the Ninth District, including Air Station Traverse City, Mich., attended the Combined Ninth District Symposium from March 27 to April 2.
PONTIAC, Mich. -- AUXAIR pilot Ralph Fairbanks, foreground, pays attention during an Aviation Safety Workshop at the Combined Ninth District Symposium April 1. Fairbanks was among more than 300 Auxiliarists ta More
PONTIAC, Mich.--New Auxiliarist David Sot, left, of Rocky River, Ohio takes notes during New Member Boot Camp at the Combined Ninth District Symposium April 1. Sot and classmate Scott Chesley of Grand Haven wer More
PONTIAC, Mich.- Trainer Jerry Craddock holds up a chemical hot-pack that can be placed on the skin of hypothermia victims during Cold Water Boot Camp, a class updating Auxiliarists on the latest techniques for More
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer David Kiser completes a post-flight checklist as Cmdr. Jonathan Spaner sits in the right seat of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Coast Guard Air Stat More
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Coast Guard Cmdr. Jonathan Spaner holds his daughter after returning from his last helicopter flight as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City May 12, 2011. Spane More
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Coast Guard Cmdr. Jonathan Spaner (left) and Cmdr. Joseph Buzzella (right) shake hands as Ninth District Commander Rear Adm. Michael Parks (center) applauds during a ceremony at Coast Gu More
More than 3,400 sailors and 50 veterans gathered at Ross Field at Naval Station Great Lakes to form the "Living 100" on Flag Day. Ross Field is the original location where all new sailors graduated from boot ca More
Lt. Ben Walborn, lead solo pilot for the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs a sneak pass during a demonstration at the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival. More
A reserve component sailor assigned to Navy Operational Support Center Detroit greets veterans at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center during a Detroit Navy Week 2011 event. Detroit Navy Week is one of 21 Navy More
Children dance to the U.S. Navy band ensemble, Horizon, during the 61st Roar on the River powerboat races at Elizabeth Park. Horizon is performing throughout the metropolitan Detroit area in celebration of Detr More
EMPIRE, Mich. - The tour boat Pictured Rocks sits on the beach in Empire, Mich., July 26, 2011, where the vessel's captain intentionally grounded it the previous evening following damage to the vessel in rough More
EMPIRE, Mich. - Salvage crews use an excavator to dig around the tour boat Pictured Rocks to allow some water to approach the vessel to facilitate salvage operations in Empire, Mich., Tuesday, July 26, 2011.A t More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw, Katmai Bay and Biscayne Bay navigate the Grand River during the parade of ships held as part of the 2011 Coast Guard Festival, Aug. 1, 2 More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, departs the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw after participating the parade of ships held as part of the 2011 Coast Guard Fest More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Four of the Coast Guard Cutters homeported in the Great Lakes lie moored near Escanaba Park, here, after their crews participated in the parade of ships held as part of the 2011 Coast Guard More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. Cmdr. Scott Smith, left, addresses the crowd while Cmdr. Michael Davanzo and Rear Adm. Michael Parks look on during a change-of-command ceremony, here, Aug. 3, 2011. During the ceremony, Dava More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Grand Haven Mayor Roger Bergman presents Coast Guard Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, with a piece of artwork produced by local artists at the Tri-Citi More
GRAND HAVEN, MIch. - Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O-Hara, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, addresses the crowd at the Tri-Cities Dinner, an event held as part of the 2011 Coast Guard Festival, Aug. 4, 2011. The Coa More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Dozens wait in line to go on a tour of Coast Guard Cutter Alder, moored in Grand Haven for the Coast Guard Festival Aug. 4, 2011.An estimated 250,000 are expected to descend on Grand Haven More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Brand Miltgen, a local artist, discusses his artwork during the Tri-Cities Dinner at the Grand Haven Community Center Aug. 4, 2011.Miltgen's piece titled "Protecting Our Pier" (displayed be More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - The city of Grand Haven's appreciation for the Coast Guard couldn't be more evident as the phrase "Coast Guard City USA" is displayed on a hillside overlooking Grand Haven Waterfront Aug. 4 More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O�?�Hara, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, congratulates newly advanced Chief Petty Officer Chris Royal, a maritime enforcement specialist from Coast Guard Sect More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Representatives salute those Coast Guard members who paid the ultimate sacrifice, giving their lives in pursuit of their missions, during a wreath-laying ceremony at Escanaba Park here duri More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Members of the Coast Guard Pipe Band march into position at the beginning of the National Memorial Ceremony at Escanaba Park here Aug. 5, 2011.The Coast Guard Pipe Band's appearance at Gran More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guard District commander, speaks with members of the Coast Guard Pipe Band following their performance at the National Memorial Ceremony at Escanaba Park More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich.,--??Vice Adm. Sally Brice O'??Hara, vice commandant of the Coast Guard (left), and Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Allen, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force (right), More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Coast Guardsmen from the Ceremonial Honor Guard form a firing party onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw during the National Coast Guard Memorial Service held at Escanaba Park, Aug. 5, 2 More
GRAND Haven, Mich. - Coast Guard Auxliarists salute during the playing of Taps after placing a ceremonial wreath at a memorial that honors auxiliarists that died during the past year, at Escanaba Park, Aug. 5, More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, addresses Coast Guardsmen at Station Grand Haven Aug. 5, 2011.Brice-O'Hara and Rear Adm. Michael Parks, 9th Coast Guar More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. -?? Chief Petty Officer Mark Rose, officer-in-charge at Coast Guard Station Holland, Mich., addresses a crowd in front of Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District an More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O-Hara, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, addresses a crowd composed of active-duty and reserve Coast Guardsmen, Coast Guard auxiliarists and distinguished guests at More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Members of the Coast Guard Pipe Band perform, despite the downpour of rain, during the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade, here, Aug. 6, 2011. The Grand Parade is one of the last events duri More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Official guests of the Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade, salute from the reviewing stand as a Coast Guard Auxiliary honor guard march by them here, Aug. 6, 2011. The Grand Parade is one of More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Members of the Coast Guard-s Atlantic Strike Team, based at Fort Dix, N.J., march in the 2011 Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade, Aug 6, 2011. The Coast Guard Festival is an annual event hel More
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Members of the Coast Guard-s Ceremonial Honor Guard, based in Alexandria, Va., lead the 2011 Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade, Aug 6, 2011. The Coast Guard Festival is an annual event held More
DETROIT - Coast Guard Capt. Jeff Ogden and Daryl Lundy, director of homeland security and emergency management for the city of Detroit, speak with members of the media at Milliken Park here Aug. 22, 2011, rega More
DETROIT - Smallboat crews bring in victim actors participating in Detroit River Readiness 2011 to Milliken State Park here to be triaged and treated by awaiting emergency medical crews Aug. 23, 2011.Detroit Riv More
DETROIT - Local volunteers are made up to look like accident victims at Milliken State Park here at the on-set of Detroit River Readiness 2011, the city's full-scale exercise, Aug. 23, 2011.Detroit River Readin More
Maj. John McGee, Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 12.1 Aerial Tier Trail Boss (left) talks with Lt. Col. Jon Ellis, military deputy to project director futures, System of Systems Integration Directorate, in More
DETROIT - Emergency personnel from Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, respond to a simulated explosion on the passenger vessel Detroit Princess on the Detroit River here during Detroit River Readiness 2011, the city More
DETROIT - Capt. Jeff Ogden, commander of Coast Guard Sector Detroit, briefs visiting elected officials and local agency heads on the developments of Detroit River Readiness 2011 at the Detroit/Wayne County Port More