Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 4/22/2013 Jane Vincent, HUD Region III (Mid-Atlantic) Administrator, [outside HUD headquarters]
Omar Buker, Triumph Mid Atlantic Regional Manager, speaks to Team Dover motorcycle riders Aug. 9, 2013, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Buker, author of "Thoughts of a Rider" and Team ProMotion track coach, talke 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
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
Dana Moehling, the ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., poses in front of a response boat at the station Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. The Coast Guard Ombudsman Program aims to enhance communication bet 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
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
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
The ponies make the annual swim from Assateague Island, Va., to Chincoteague Island, Va., during the 90th Pony Swim on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Stat 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
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 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