Senior Chief Petty Officer Aric Deuel, officer in charge at Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) Chincoteague in Chincoteague, Va., presents Richard Smith, Coast Guard Bronze Star recipient and WWII veteran, with an h More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Trevallee and Senior Chief Petty Officer Chuck Weiss, both health services technicians for the Coast Guard 5th District, visit with Richard Smith at the Sector Field Office East 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
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
Crew from Station Chincoteague assist a wounded woman onto their 24-foot Special Purpose Craft. The pleasure craft CHASER ran aground during the 2015 Chincoteague Pony Swim with six adults on board and two children.
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 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
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
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
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 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
Coast Guard Station Fort Macon Fireman James D. Sanders, Jr., prepares for a helicopter training excercise off Atlantic Beach, N.C., aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat out of Station Fort Macon, Friday, May 20, 20 More
Petty Officer 1st Class Roderick M. Ansley, (center-right) of Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, walk with two Navy pilots Thursday, May 26, 2016. After an in-air mishap between two Navy aircraft, Coas More
A Coast Guard color guard marches Monday, May 30, 2016, during the 132nd Portsmouth Memorial Day parade in Portsmouth, Va. Portsmouth has the distinction of hosting the oldest continuous Memorial Day parade in More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Lawrence, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., prepares for a flight aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter June 13, 2016. Lawrence is a flight mech More
The USCGC Eagle (WIX 327) arrives in Norfolk, Virginia, July 22, 2016. The Eagle's crew moored the tall ship at Otter Berth at Town Point Park on Waterside Drive. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Cl More
The ponies complete the annual swim from Assateague to Chincoteague Island, Virginia, during the 91st Pony Swim on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, July 27, 2016. Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Chincoteagu More
Capt. Patricia J. Hill, Coast Guard Sector North Carolina Commander, expresses her appreciation Aug. 1, 2016, at the New Hanover Historic Courthouse in Wilmington, North Carolina, after the New Hanover County B More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Donald Lipscomb, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, enjoys Coast Guard Day festivities at Base Elizabeth City with his daughter, Andy, Aug. 4, More
A runner demonstrates his medals after completing both the Coast Guard Cutter 10K and Coast Guard 5K in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2016. The second annual Road Rage Events Coast Guard racers were awarded fin More
Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, Commander, 5th Coast Guard District, prepares for launch aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Base Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 3, 2016, to view various locations within More
Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, Commander, 5th Coast Guard District, views the 5th District area of responsibility in the wake of Tropical Storm Hermine aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, Sept. 3, 2016. The Coast G More
Capt. George G. Bonner, Commander, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (left to right), Cmdr. Travis Rasmussen, Waterways Operations Product Line (WOPL) Mangager, and Wayne Danzik, WOPL Deputy Manager, observ More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Baker, an avid duck hunter, looks out over the waterways near Wachapreague, Virginia, Sept. 26, 2016. Baker's passion for the sport is on par with his passion for doing More
A New Jersey Task Force One Urban Search and Rescue crew evacuates citizens from Lumber River after it flooded during Hurricane Matthew in Lumberton, North Carolina, Oct. 10, 2016. Hurricane Matthew was a categ More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class James Prosser and Master Chief Petty Officer Louis Coleman load Coleman's trailer with donations during Hurricane Matthew at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilming More
Petty Officer 1st Class William Shuey works at Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., to support radio communication during the 2017 Presidential Inauguration. As the Coast Guard’s assistant communications leade More
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Nina Bowen rides aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small in the Pasquotank River out of Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Feb. 14, 2017. Bowen is a boat crew member at the station who More
A student at the Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC) in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, plunges from an Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into the Pasquotank River, Feb. 14, 2017. Four a More
Seaman Nina Bowen shows some love to Chief Bert, Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina's mascot, near the boathouse at the station Feb. 17, 2017. Chief Bert is a retired explosive detection dog who worked for More
Chief Petty Officer Eddie Fuchs and Master Chief Petty Officer Justin Reed compete in the 42nd Annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event at Fort Lee, Virginia, March 4, 2017. The Coast Guard's cu More
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson gathers on the newly commissioned cutter during a commissioning ceremony held at Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, March 18, 2017. The Lawrence Lawson is the s More
Cape Lookout Lighthouse shines from Cape Lookout National Seashore southeast of Harkers Island, North Carolina, May 16, 2017. The recent modernization of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse demonstrates not only a thri More
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper talks with Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th Coast Guard District, and Capt. Jerry Barnes, commander, Sector North Carolina, during a visit to Base Elizabeth C More
Vice Adm. Karl L. Shultz, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, thanks Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly for visiting Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Fifth District personnel, Friday, June 9, 20 More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy Wilson stands in front of the building where she works at Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City, North Carolina, June 14, 2017. Wilson assisted an injured motorist after she witnessed a More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Sparks (right) and Fireman Samuel Ragsdale, crew members at Station Fort Macon, North Carolina, stand on the deck of a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat at the station July 9, 2 More
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Coleman (left), a damage controlman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207), practices medical training with Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Silvia underway in the Beaufort More
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Maple work to retrieve a buoy about 90 miles northwest of Barrow, Alaska, July 23, 2017. Attached to the buoy is a high-frequency acoustic recording package (HARP) used to More
Josh Jones, a graduate student researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California, holds up samples of zooplankton aboard Coast Guard Cutter Maple in the Arctic Ocean east of Barrow, More
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple crew members prepare to tie up alongside the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Amundsen in the Arctic waters of Queen Maud Gulf, August 8, 2017. The Canadian Coast Guard crew provided fuel More
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of Franklin Strait, in Nunavut Canada, August 11, 2017. The Canadian Coast Guard as More
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of Franklin Strait, in Nunavut, Canada, August 12, 2017. The Canadian Coast Guard a More
Marc Rothwell (right), a seasoned ice navigator and retired Canadian Coast Guard Captain, helps Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Armstrong navigate the waters of Bellot Strait in Nunavut, Canada, from the bridge of Coast Guar More
Coast Guard Cutter Maple crew member Seaman Jeffery Moore keeps lookout from the bridge as the Maple follows Canadian Icebreaker Terry Fox into Bellot Strait in Nunavut, Canada, August 12, 2017. The Maple crew' More
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Ernst and Lt. Cmdr. David Twomey (left) work from the Portsmouth Federal building in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 1, 2017, to support Hurricane Harvey response efforts in Texas and Lo More
The morning view of a duck hunter headed out on the water alone in December 2012. Heading out alone landed the hunter in some trouble. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Released)
Coast Guard Cutter Northland patrols the Eastern Pacific during an 81-day mission spanning December 2017-February 2018. During the patrol, the crew interdicted five smuggling vessels, detained 16 suspected traf More
Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th Coast Guard District, shares a moment with Norfolk Police Officer David Dubus while presenting him the United States Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award in N More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, Fifth District, addresses the crew and the crowd during the commissioning ceremony for Cutter Richard Snyder in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, April 20, 2018. More
Jimmy Courson works on a model in Courson’s garage in Belhaven, N.C., Friday, April 17, 2015. Courson's rendition of Coast Guard Cutter Northland is behind him. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Clas More
Adm. Paul F. Zukunft, the 25th commandant of the Coast Guard (right) visits with Jimmy Courson, a Coast Guard cutter model builder and enthusiast, moments before a ceremony officially designating Elizabeth City More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Thigpen, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Elizabeth City (ASEC), N.C., prepares for a search-and-rescue demonstration Monday, June 29, 2015, near Manteo. Evan was nomi More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen Metruck, 5th District commander, and Elizabeth Psimas, vice m ayor of the City of Portsmouth, look on as Seaman Damon Jaurez cuts a birthday cake in Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, Aug. More
The sun sets west of Chincoteague Island, Va., Aug. 5, 2015. The island is home to approximately 350 Coast Guard retirees year round. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn)
North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones (front left) learns from Cmdr. Anthony Jones, executive officer at Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., about Coast Guard aviation missions at the air station, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 20 More
Capt. Karl Leonard (right), commanding officer of Coast Guard Reserve Unit, Joint Staff-South in Suffolk, transfers command to Capt. James “Tory” Cobb (left) and prepares to retire during a change of command an More
Petty Officer 3rd Class William Locke, a boatswain's mate at Station Wachapreague, Va., operates a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, during a check ride near Wachapreague. Passing a check ri More
Retired Rear Adm. Robert Johanson discusses Project Phoenix in Annapolis, Md., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. Johanson and others worked for a decade to ensure a Coast Guard helicopter will go on permanent display at More
Coast Guard Station Fort Macon Fireman James D. Sanders, Jr., returns from a training excerise aboard a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat near Station Fort Macon, Friday, May 20, 2016. Sanders witnessed a pier collapse in More
Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, Coast Guard 5th District Commander and Grand Marshal of the 132nd Portsmouth Memorial Day parade in Portsmouth, Va., makes her entrance in downtown Portsmouth. Portsmouth has the dist More
Saltwater Cowboys work to stay hydrated ashore while U.S. Coast Guard Station Chincoteague crew members aboard a 24-foot Special Purpose Craft do the same during 91st Annual Pony Swim between Assateague and Chi More
Coast Guard Cutter 10K and Coast Guard 5K finishers Irene Cartagena (left to right), Victor Whitehead and Amanda Lapietra show off their medals in Portsmouth, Virginia, Aug. 6, 2016. The second annual Road Rage More
Cmdr. Travis Rasmussen (right), Waterways Operations Product Line (WOPL) Manager in Portsmouth Virginia, speaks during a ceremony at Base Portsmouth, Sept. 7, 2016. The ceremony officially established the WOPL More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class James Prosser loads a trailer with water at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington, Oct. 16, 2016. Hurricane Matthew was a category 4 hurricane that formed in t More
Crews with International Chimney Corporation work to preserve the New Cape Henry Lighthouse in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov. 16, 2016. The U.S. Coast Guard hired contractors to begin work in May of 2016. (U.S. More