Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Paul Zukunft and his wife, celebrate Coast Guard aviation reaching its 100th year, Jan. 22, 2016, at Air Station Houston. The celebration took place on the birthday of Cmdr. Elmer S More
OXBOW, N.D. - In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, a small boat crewmember from Small Boat Station Sault St. Marie, Mich., responds to a search and rescue call, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Various Coast Guard More
HOUSTON - In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, 18th District Texas, activates her TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) card, at the TWIC center here, T More
GULF OF MEXICO - The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless deploys a cutter boat long, while on patrol, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. The CBL crew practiced tactical maneuvers as well as specific evolutions to prepare the cr More
KEY WEST, Fla. - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless handle lines in preparation for mooring to the pier, Thursday, June 3, 2010. Dauntless is a 210-foot medium endurance cutter hoemported in More
Lt. Leslie Boudwin prepares a cheese pizza in the galley of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, Saturday, June 19, 2010. Every Saturday night is pizza on Dauntless, and each department on the cutter takes a tur More
Chief Warrant Officer George Becerra prepares a "supreme" pizza in the galley of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, Saturday, June 19, 2010. Every Saturday night is pizza night on Dauntless, and each department More
Chief George Dunn prepares a pizza shell in the galley of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, Saturday, June 19, 2010. Every Saturday night is pizza on Dauntless, and each department on the cutter takes a turn More
The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless transits the Caribbean Sean, June 21, 2010. The Dauntless is homeported in Galveston, Texas, and carries a crew of approximately 80. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2n More
CARIBBEAN SEA - Seaman David Garman, stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, sands a light pole, while Coast Guard Academy 3rd Class Cadet Alex Ryan observes, Wednesday, June 22, 2010. U.S. Coast Gu More
Seaman David Garman sands a light post prior to giving it a fresh coat of white paint aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, Wednesday, June 22, 2010. Garman, a McDonough, Ga., native, is assigned to the cutt More
Coast Guard Academy 3rd Class Cadet Alex Ryan, a native of West Point, N.Y., sands a light pole prior to painting the structure aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless. Ryan is spending half his summer aboard More
Ensign Thomas Olson (seated) and Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Linton depart the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless on board the over the horizon boat, Thursday, June 24, 2010. Olson, who is serving as temporary par More
Coast Guard Academy Third Class Cadets Corey Green (left) and Carl Schemel take a break from drills on the fantail of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, Monday, June 28, 2010. Green and Schemel spent a portion o More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 1st Class John Monteleone, (standing, 5th from the left) an aviation electronics technician at Air Station Houston, is pictured with members from Old Dominion Church following Church in More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremiah Branscomb, an aviation maintenance technician, works on an engine from aircraft 6533 in the hangar of Air Station Houston, Aug. 31, 2010. The aircraft is going throug More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 2nd Class Dion Purcell, an avionics electrical technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, sits in an immersion tank after being fitted for an Aircrew Dry Coverall, also known as a dr More
HOUSTON - Lt. j.g. Michael Gibson, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, sits in an immersion tank after being fitted for an Aircrew Dry Coverall, also known as a dry suit, Oct. 13, 2010. A dry suit is w More
HOUSTON - The Chief Petty Officer Association at Coast Guard Air Station Houston held a car wash, Oct. 26, 2010. All money donated goes toward supporting CPOA activities. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offic More
HOUSTON - Chief Petty Officer Forest Brumbaugh, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, washes a truck during a Chief Petty Officer Association car wash, Oct. 26, 2010. All money More
HOUSTON - A color guard from Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston presents colors during the national anthem at the Mississippi Valley State University versus Texas Southern University football game Oct. 30, 20 More
HOUSTON - Lt. Cmdr. Keith Pierre, chief of response at Marine Safety Unit Galveston, tosses the game coin prior to the start of the Mississippi Valley State University versus Texas Southern University football More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Jordan, a machinery technician at Aids to Navigation Team Panama City brings a buoy onboard the buoy deck while working buoys in the Intracoastal Waterway, No More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Jordan, a machinery technician at Aid to Navigation Team Panama City, signals to the crane operator to hoist up the buoy using the A-frame while working a buo More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Yates (white hardhat), a machinery technician at Aids to Navigation Team Panama City gives the hand signal for A-frame forward, while working a buoy, Nov. 18, More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Wilson (blue hardhat), a machinery technician at Aids to Navigation Team Panama City lowers the rock over the side by setting the chain in the chain stopper wh More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 3rd Class Garrett Rodgers, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston and Petty Officer 3rd Class Mason Williams, an avioncs electrical technician at Air Stati More
HOUSTON - Lt. Matt Gully (red suit), an MH-65C pilot from Air Station Houston, listens as Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Cook explains a scenario during use of force training at the air station, Dec. 8, 2010. Th More
HOUSTON - Lt. John Moran, an Air Station Houston MH-65C Dolphin helicopter pilot, practices apprehending a suspect during use of force training Dec. 8, 2010. The training was administered to all Air Station Ho More
GALVESTON, Texas - Ben Higgins, the seat turtle program manager at NOAA's Galveston laboratory, holds an injured green sea turtle, Dec. 20, 2010. The green turtle was found in the Houston Ship Channel, and tra More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Lee, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, completes a tail rotor major during a scheduled 500-hour maintenance, Jan. 20, 2011. The rotors More
FREEPORT, Texas - A fleet of small boats from Coast Guard Station Freeport ride in formation through the channel toward the Gulf of Mexico, Jan. 21, 2011. Aside from search and rescue, Station Freeport support More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 3rd Class Tiago Goncalves, a marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston inspects a transportation worker identification card of a driver arriving at Barbours Cut a More
HOUSTON - U.S. Customs Service personnel utilize a Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System during a multi agency strike force operation with the Coast Guard at the Port of Houston, March 9, 2011. The VACIS is a ga More
VICKSBURG, Miss. - Capt. David Rokes, chief of western rivers in the Eighth Coast Guard District, speaks with Chaplain Mike Nation, of Ministry on the River, aboard the motor vessel Mississippi during a media More
GALVESTON, Texas - Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Hall, a construction deck supervisor aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hatchet, tests a stress weight load on a newly installed crane onboard the Hatchet, July 26, More
HOUSTON - Petty Officer 3rd Class Stephen Cantu, an avionics electrical technician with Air Station Houston, experiences weightlessness for the first time aboard a NASA-contracted Zero-G plane, approximately 30 More
A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane from Air Station Mobile sits pre-staged on the runway in front of Air Station Houston in preparation for Hurricane Isaac's landfall, Aug. 28, 2012. Six helicopters fr More
Pilots from a Mobile, Ala., based HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane, two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters and two New Orleans based MH-65 Dolphin helicopters, look over charts before flying into hurricane affected areas af More
Robert McNair, owner of the Texans NFL team, and Janice, his wife, greet military personnel from the Houston area who gathered at Reliant Stadium for a United States Automobile Association sponsored BBQ cook-of More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley Pigage, an Air Station Houston rescue swimmer, returns to the air station with the MH-65 Dolphin aircrew after they located an overdue boater near Port Arthur, Texas, Dec. 14, 20 More
Almost 350 dead sharks lay on the ground outside of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Texas, after its boat crew located a 5-mile-long gill net floating 4 miles offshore Dec. 24, 2012. There were 225 blac More
Personnel from the Coast Guard Investigative Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection conducted a joint boarding off Galveston, More
Local Coast Guard representatives wait to cut the ribbon in celebration of Coast Guard Station Sabine's opening, Jan. 17, 2013. Capt. George Bonner, commander of the Coast Guard Facilities Design & Constructio More
Lt. Cmdr. Charles Kuebler, executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, stands in front of his house after participating in the Partnership in Education program at Darwin L. Gilmore Elementary School More
Lt. Cmdr. Zeita Merchant, the executive officer of Marine Safety Unit Texas City, sits on the edge of her desk thinking about all of the women who have given her guidance over the years, March 6, 2013. Merchant More
A Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat - Medium navigated by boat crew members from Station Sabine Pass assist two sail boaters after their sailboat was battered in severe weather 16 miles south of Sabine Pass, Ma More
Chief Petty Officer James M. Clark, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Skipjack, displays his support for Sexual Assault Prevention Response by dressing in his service dress blues uniform, April 3, 2013. More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Vicchiariello, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Houston, escorts a medevac patient into the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, April 25, 2 More
Chief Petty Officer Ferro, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog retires, June 10 2013, after nine years of service as an Explosive Detector at Maritime Safety and Security Team Galveston. Petty Officer 1 More
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Charles A. Reynolds is presented a shadowbox during his retirement ceremony Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Coast Guard Station Houston after completing 30 years of service. Reynol More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston crew members practice delivery and hoisting techniques for a dewatering pump during a training flight over the Houston Ship Channel aboard an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter July 25, 2 More
Alexander Torres, 5, peeks around the nose of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter while hiding from a photographer at Air Station Houston on Ellington Field Aug. 14, 2013. Military members from each of the f More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew R. Wilson, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Houston, helps bring a possible stroke victim into the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Vicchiariello, an aviation survival technician from Air Station Houston, is lowered from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium during a trail line deliv More
U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel conduct crew accountability boardings as they escort 179 Mexican shrimping vessels out of Port Isabel and the P More
An Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter lands on the flight deck of Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Nov. 14, 2013. The Dauntless crew then conducted a hot refuel, a refuel of the helicopter while it More
Coast Guard men and women of all different job types break the ground with local officials for the new Sector Corpus Christi facility Dec. 16, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick)
Samantha Robinson of Fort Worth, Texas, and other young men and women are sworn into the U.S. Coast Guard by Capt. Brian Penoyer, the commanding officer of Sector Houston/Galveston, and Navy Adm. William H. McR More
Santiago Razon, the captain of the bulk carrier Hedvig Bulker, receives recognition aboard his ship in Beaumont, Texas, Feb. 3, 2014, from Capt. George "Joe" Paitl for responding to and rescuing a trans-Atlanti More
British Royal Air Force members Jane McIntosh, 34 and Elizabeth Beauchamp, 27, disembark the motor vessel Hedvig Bulker, Feb. 3, after being rescued while attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in the Talisker More
A Coast Guard K-9 handler from the Marine Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his bomb-sniffing dog are lowered from a MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Houston to a boat, Feb. 7, 2014. The hoist was More
Three crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Houston pose for a photo at the Scholes International Airport in Galveston, March 1, 2014, after completing a medevac case. The crew rescued a man from a survey v More
The Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston building as it stands March 7, 2014, just days after the last group of people moved into the recently-finished building. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Cla More
A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially submerged in the Houston Ship Channel, March 22, 2014. The bulk carrier Summer Wind, reported a collision between the Summer Wind and a barge, containing 924,0 More
Responders work together to load hundreds of feet of boom onto vessels at the Texas City Dike, March 23, 2014. More than 35,000 feet of boom has been deployed in response to the oil spill that occurred Saturday More
Clean-up crews fill bags with oil-absorbent material in Galveston, Texas, March 26, 2014. These crews are diligently working to stay ahead of incoming inclement weather that could potentially stall response eff More
A Coast Guard vessel lays boom along an area of the Galveston Ship Channel, March 27, 2014. Cleanup efforts continue for the Texas City "Y" response, which resulted from a collision between a bulk carrier and a More
Volunteers assess a three-mile stretch of shoreline at Stewart Beach in Galveston, Texas, on March 28, 2014. Workers and volunteers have been working Galveston’s shoreline in response to the Texas City oil spil More
After recovering oil with pompoms and absorbent boom, responders collect bags of them in waste trailers for proper disposal, near Galveston Island on the northeast end near Boddeker Rd. April 3, 2014. To date, More
Patrick Walther, a wildlife biogist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, releases two ducks at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, April 4, 2014. The ducks were released after being rehabilitated and clea More
Leaders from Mexico and the United States gather for a seminar on oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico at the Isla Grand Beach Resort on South Padre Island, Texas, April 8, 2014. U.S. Coast Guard photo by P More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston crewmembers practice water rescues at San Luis Pass, April 22, 2014, on Galveston Island, where in the summer of 2013, four people drowned. The crews conducted training to enhanc More
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston aircrew poses with a man who was located after being reported overdue, May 5, 2014 at Ellington Field. The man was reported overdue and located by the aircrew, after a report f More
Capt. Christopher Palmer (left) and Chief Robert Nash (right) prepare to present a Coast Guard wreath in front of the Vietnam Moving Wall Memorial in Kenner, La., May 16. 2014. The wall will be in Kenner throug More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Krok, a boatswain's mate aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, holds the jacob's ladder steady while a crew member from the HMCS Calgary climb down to the cutter Waesche's 26-fo More
Lt. j.g. Dustin See, a crewmember aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, speaks to other crewmembers from the bridge of the cutter via phone while underway during a group sail to Hawaii for Rim of The Pacific More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Yury Pytskou, a storekeeper aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, charges for a soccer ball during a soccer game against crewmembers from the Mexican ship Centenario de la Revoluci More
A woman is loaded aboard a life flight helicopter after a Coast Guard Station Port O'Connor, Texas, boatcrew medevaced the 49-year-old woman and brought her back to the station Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The boat More
Lt. Cmdr. Steve Morris assumes command of Maritime Safety and Security Team 91104 during a change-of-command ceremony in Galveston Thursday, July 24, 2014. Morris and his wife are Houston natives; he joined the More
A 45-foot boat burns under the 146 bridge near Kemah Boardwalk in Kemah, Texas, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Three people aboard the boat were able to get off safely, and a good Samaritan reported the fire to the Coa More
Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Corpus Christi, Texas, aircrews prepare the last HU-25 Falcon jet in service, Sept. 16, 2014, for one of a few remaining flights before it is officially retired. The airframe was More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Manta recovers two fishermen from a raft after their boat sank about 22 miles off South Padre Island, Texas, Sept. 17, 2014. Two other fishermen were found my a Mexican fishin More
Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Corpus Christi aircrews take the last HU-25 Falcon jet on a formation flight around Corpus Christi, Texas, Sept. 22, 2014. The Falcon was officially retired from service Sept. 23, More
Capt. Samuel Creech, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi salutes Rear Adm. John Korn, the 24th Coast Guard Ancient Albatross in a ceremony retiring the last operational HU-25 Falcon More
Coast Guard crews locate a missing sailboat and search for a missing man. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick)
Michael Brown, a manager at Academy Sports, hugs Margaret Olsen at an award ceremony at the Webster Fire Department Dec. 11, 2014. The ceremony recognized those involved in saving Olsen's life. (U.S. Coast Gua More
Coast Guard boatcrews from Station Galveston work with Marine Safety and Security Team Galveston during tactical crew training Dec. 12, 2014. The training focused on intercepting potential threats while underwa More
Coast Guard boatcrews from Station Galveston and Marine Safety and Security Team Galveston conduct tactical boatcrew training Dec. 12, 2014. The training evolutions were geared toward intercepting any potential More
Boat crews from Coast Guard Station Galveston release a wreath into the water at the 35th annual Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn Memorial at Sector Field Office Galveston Jan. 28, 2015. The memorial is held every More
A rescue swimmer is lowered during air operations training off Galveston, Texas Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are held regularly to ensure the search and rescue capabilities of Coast Guard crews stay More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Val Belcher, an aviation maintenance technician, inspects and cleans off the main gearbox support bars of an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Houston as others attach its rotor h More
Petty Officer 1st Class Rob Maddox, a recruiter at the Houston recruiting office, instructs new recruits on the commands they will follow while saying the oath of enlistment during Armed Forces Appreciation Day More
The bulk carrier Conti Peridot sits at anchor off Morgan's Point, Texas, after being involved in a collision with the chemical tanker Carla Maersk March 9, 2015. The Maersk was carrying about 216,000 barrels of More
A sheen of MTBE stretches up the Houston Ship Channel near Morgan's Point, Texas, March 10, 2015. On March 9, 2015, The Carla Maersk was carrying about 216,000 barrels of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether and an unkn More
Capt. Brian Penoyer and Morgan's Point Mayor Michel Bechtel brief Congressman Gene Green on the Morgan's Point ship collision response efforts in La Porte, Texas, March 12, 2015. The Incident Command Post was More
Ships and barges resume transit along a previously closed section of the Houston Ship Channel Thursday, after responders moved a damaged chemical tanker out of the channel. A collision between the Carla Maersk More
A vessel transits the Galveston Fairway passing the SN Federica, after it ran aground 35 miles off Galveston, March 31, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin R. Williams)
Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Dibble, the aviation survival technician aboard the MH-65 rescue helicopter, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Don Scherer, the flight mechanic aboard, get ready to fly to Sector Field Of More