US Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, a 240-foot Great Lakes icebreaker, moors in Cleveland's inner harbor, July 12, 2017. Mackinaw was in Cleveland for a training exercise. (US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd More
The official party of the U.S. Coast Guard 9th District change of command ceremony salute the flag during the playing of the National Anthem at Windows on the River, in downtown Cleveland, Wednesday, August 2, More
Members of Coast Guard Station Marblehead go over the details of their response plan for a law enforcement case in Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio, October 4, 2017. They were responding to a report of Canadian fi More
The owner of a displaced vessel on St. John talks with a special agent of the Coast Guard Investigative Service while members of the Coast Guard place a notification decal on his vessel, U.S. Virgin Islands, Oc More
Chief Petty Officer Nicola Lesourd, an operations specialist with the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, helps a vessel owner down from his beached vessel in Great Cruz Bay on St. John, U.S. Virgin Is More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Wardell Bennett, a machinery technician on the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, and Chief Ranger Rick Gupman, a National Park Service ranger in Virgin Island More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Medley, a damage controlman on the National Strike Force's Gulf Strike Team, talks with local salvage contractors in Crown Bay on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 27, 2017. More
Captain Nicholos Bartolotta, District Nine Chief of Staff, leads a formation of Cleveland-area Coast Guard members during the Cleveland Veteran's Day parade Nov. 10, 2017. More than 55 Coast Guard members parti More
A buoy is hoisted out of Cleveland Harbor onto the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay's barge as part of the annual Fall Retrieve operation, which takes place across the Great Lakes and replaces seasonal buoys with More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor practice self-extraction techniques during ice rescue training in Cleveland, Ohio, January 11, 2018. Ice rescue training is routinely conducted at units ac More
Senior Chief Joel Sayers, an Aviation Survival Technician stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, oversees training at the National Ice Rescue School in Bay City, Michigan, January 18, 2018. The training included outdoor More
Members from across the Coast Guard's Ninth District conduct training at the National Ice Rescue School in Bay City, Michigan, January 18, 2018. The training included outdoor ice training in dry suits on the fr More
An MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City practices snow landing training at Green Lake Airport, in Interlochen, Michigan, February 15, 2018. The larger, more capable MH-60 Jay More
Nick Remke, a junior at the Coast Guard Academy, attempts to pin his opponent during a match in the 2018 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Champhionships at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, March 9, More
Firearms Instructors from the Coast Guard's 9th District listen to the pre-fire brief before going out to the gun range for the day at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan on April 2 More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Harmon, a gunner's mate at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, sights-in on target during the basic rifle marksmanship course at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpen More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Roger Rebman, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Rochester, aims a Sig Sauer P229 DAK during the Firearms Training and Evaluation - Pistol course at the Alpena Combat Readines More
Coaches indicate that shooters are loaded and ready to start the practical riot shotgun course at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, as part of the Coast Guard's 9th District Firea More
Command Master Chief Petty Officer James Bach gives his speech during the Coast Guard's Ninth District change-of-watch ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, June 6, 2018. The ceremony was presided over by Rear Adm. Joan More
Aidalis Mills, a civil servant at the U.S. Coast Guard's Ninth District in Cleveland, Ohio, holds up the Coast Guard’s 2018 George R. Putnam Inspirational Leadership Award at her desk, June 25, 2018. The award More
A rescue swimmer deploys from an MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter during a rescue demonstration as part of the Air Show during the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan, July 1, 2018. The demonstration in More
Members from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City conduct helicopter rescue training for a demonstration as part of the National Cherry Festival Air Show in Traverse City, Michigan, July 1, 2018. The Air Stati More
Jeff Carie, a civil servant marine inspector at the Marine Safety Unit Chicago, presents the captain of the PRENTISS BROWN with their first Certificate of Inspection, Chicago, July 20, 2018. This is the Ninth D More
Ensign Patricia Talens, the Electronics Material Officer stationed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, uses binoculars to lookout from the bridge while sailing from Cleveland to Detroit, July 24, 2018. More
Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, Atlantic Area Commander, delivers opening remarks for a naturalization ceremony aboard Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba in Grand Haven, Michigan, August 1, 2018. Eighteen immigrants were na More
Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, Commander, Atlantic Area, speaks to Rear Adm. Joseph Vojvodich, Deputy for Mission Support at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, during the Grand Parade at the 2018 Coast Guard Festival in More
An Ice Rescue Instructor from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor teaches ice rescue techniques to members from Cleveland Division of Fire, near the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, February 13, 2019. Co More
Master Chief Petty Officer David Schacher, command master chief of Coast Guard District Nine, poses for his official portrait. Schacher assumed the duties of command master chief of the Ninth Coast Guard Distri More
Admiral Karl Shultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, speaks at the end of the funeral Mass for Lt. Thomas Crotty in Buffalo, New York, Nov. 2, 2019. Crotty, a USCG POW, was recently identified by the Defense POW/ More
Map of Les Cheneaux Islands. The Coast Guard is seeking mariner input for Les Cheneaux Islands aids to navigation system.
The motor vessel Golden Ray sits capsized in St. Simons Sound, Georgia after the propeller has been removed, Feb. 14, 2020. The vessel is being prepared for extraction as construction of an environmental protec More
Contractors for the St. Simons Sound Incident Response practice boom deployment during oil spill training in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, Feb. 19, 2020. Boom is a floating barrier that is used to contain oil spil More
US Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw moors in Cleveland harbor, July 12, 2017. The Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Lighthouse is visible in the background, west of Mackinaw. (US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd More
Rear Admiral Joanna Nunan gives her welcoming remarks as the newly appointed commander of U.S. Coast Guard 9th District during her change of command ceremony, Wednesday, at Windows on the River, downtown Clevel More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Love, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Marblehead, puts on body armor in preparation for responding to a law enforcement case on Lake Erie, October 4, 2017. Marblehead is o More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian McInnis, a machinery technician on the National Strike Force's Atlantic Strike Team, places a notification decal on a displaced vessel in Great Cruz Bay on St. John, U.S. Virgin Is More
Two Coast Guard members survey the beach in Grand Cruz Bay to document and place notification decals on displaced vessels, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 24, 2017. Approximately 500 private vessels were More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Medley, a damage controlman on the National Strike Force's Gulf Strike Team, conducts a reassessment of a displaced vessel and updates the notification decal in Crown Bay on St. Th More
A buoy is hoisted out of Cleveland Harbor by the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, home ported in Detroit, during the annual fall retrieve which replaces seasonal buoys with ice buoys, November 28, 2017. More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor conduct ice rescue training in Cleveland, Ohio, January 11, 2018. Local media members were invited and attended the training. (U.S. Coast Gaurd photo by Pe More
Nick Remke, a junior at the Coast Guard Academy, competes in the 2018 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Champhionships at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, March 9, 2018. Remke was one of four wrestl More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Seth Cate, a gunner's mate stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven, ejects a spent cartridge of 12-gauge 00 buckshot during the practical riot shotgun course at the More
Command Master Chief Petty Officer James Bach gives his speech during the Coast Guard's Ninth District change-of-watch ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio, June 6, 2018. Master Chief Petty Officer Jahmal Pereira (left) More
The Coast Guard's 2018 George R. Putnam Inspirational Leadership award sits on the desk of Aidalis Mills in Cleveland, Ohio, June 25, 2018. Mills was selected as the recipient of the award in recognition for he More
Two U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopters bank away from each other over the Grand Traverse Bay during the Air Show at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan, July 1, 2018. Air Station Tra More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Corey Maples talks to the Chief Engineer of the vessel during the final inspection on the PRENTISS BROWN, Chicago, July 20, 2018. A Certificate of Inspection is issued to a vessel after More
A Coast Guard member stationed aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba prepares to haul the line while mooring up in Detroit, Michigan, July 24, 2018. The Escanaba was transiting the Great Lakes on the way More
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, Michigan, speaks to Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan, Ninth District Commander, during a naturalization ceremony aboard Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba in Grand Haven, Michigan, August 1, 2018. The c More
Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, Commander, Atlantic Area, returns a salute from the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band during the Grand Parade at the 2018 Coast Guard Festival in Grand Haven, Michigan, August 4, 2018. This y More
Admiral Karl Schultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, presents a flag to Patrick Crotty, Lt. Crotty's nephew, during the graveside ceremony, Buffalo, New York, Nov. 2, 2019. Crotty, a USCG POW, was recently ident More
The Coast Guard and Gallagher Marine Systems monitor the motor vessel Golden Ray grounded in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2020. The vessel is being prepared for extraction as construction of an environme More
Chief Petty Officer Nicola Lesourd, an operations specialist on the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, and Kris Donofrio, an on-scene coordinator for the Environmental Protection Agency, survey the be More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Wardell Bennett, a machinery technician on the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, places a notification on a displaced vessel in Cruz Bay on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, Octo More
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay hoist an ice buoy to replace the seasonal buoys in Cleveland Harbor during operation Fall Retrieve, November 28, 2017. Fall Retrieve is an annual operation, wh More
Nick Remke, a junior at the Coast Guard Academy, lunges after his oppponent in the 2018 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Championships while his coaches TJ Hepburn and Kevin Bratland sit behind him, March 9 More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Miller, a gunner's mate stationed at U.S. Coast Sector Sault Ste. Marie, conducts clear-gun procedures during the Coast Guard Firearms Training and Evaluation Pistol course at the More
A rescue demonstrator deploys a flare to signal the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew as part of a rescue demonstration during the Air Show at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan, July 1, 2018. More
Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, Atlantic Area Commander, Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan, Ninth District Commander, and Capt. Michael Turdo, Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba, attend a naturalization ceremony More
Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, Commander, Atlantic Area, along with Rear Adm. Joseph Vojvodich, Deputy for Mission Support at Coast Guard Headquarters, and Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan, Commander, Ninth District, watch th More
The U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard begins the flag-folding ceremony as part of the full military honors burial for Lt. Thomas Crotty, a USCG POW, in Buffalo, New York, Nov. 2, 2019. His remains were re More
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Himes, a marine science technician stationed at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, discusses water currents with a Gallagher Marine Systems representative as preparations begin for More
U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency members walk towards a displaced vessel in Great Cruz Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 24, 2017. The Coast Guard's mission on the U.S. Virgin Isla More
Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, home ported in Detroit, conduct retrieval of seasonal buoys in Cleveland Harbor to replace them with ice buoys for the winter, November 28, 2017. The Bristol More
Nick Remke, a junior at the Coast Guard Academy, wrestles his opponent during a match in the 2018 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Champhionships at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, March 9, 2018. More
Chief Petty Officer Matthew Lindsley, a gunner's mate stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Port Clinton FORCECOM Armory, issues M16 ammunition to Chief Petty Officer Brett Secord, a machinery technician stationed at U More
Eighteen immigrants from 14 different countries are called to stand up during a naturalization ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba in Grand Haven, Michigan, August 1, 2018. The ceremony occurred dur More
Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, Commander, Atlantic Area, delivers a speech at the Walk of Coast Guard History commemoration ceremony at Grand Haven City Hall in Grand Haven, Michigan, August 3, 2018. The engraved st More
The U.S. Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard transfers the remains of Lt. Thomas Crotty, a USCG WWII POW, from a Coast Guard C-130 fixed-wing aircraft to a hearse for burial in Buffalo, New York, Nov. 1, 2019. C More
Chief Petty Officer Nicola Lesourd, an operations specialist with the National Strike Force's Pacific Strike Team, and environmental restoration contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency document a di More
Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC-907), home-ported in Boston, sits moored in Grand Haven, Michigan for the 2018 Coast Guard Festival, August 3, 2018. The Escanaba visited Grand Haven in commemoration of the 75 More
A crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay supervises the retrieval of a seasonal buoy in Cleveland Harbor to replace it with an ice buoy, November 28, 2017. Every fall the Coast Guard replaces seasona More
Nick Remke, a junior at the Coast Guard Academy, faces off his opponent and attempts to score a takedown during a match in the 2018 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Champhionships at the Public Auditorium i More
Petty Officer Barry Franklin and Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew MacArthur, a maritime enforcement specialist at U.S. Coast Guard Station Belle Isle, instruct how to properly sight-in on target with the M16 rif More
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Himes, a marine science technician stationed at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, surveys the capsized motor vessel Golden Ray as preparations begin for its' extraction from St. Si More
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard place a notification decal on a displaced vessel in Great Cruz Bay as a result of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, October 24, 2017. Coast Guard More
AJ Aeberli, a sophomore at the Coast Guard Academy, competes in the 2018 NCAA Division III National Wrestling Champhionships at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, March 9, 2018. Aeberli was one of four w More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Franklin, a maritime enforcement specialist stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, conducts the pre-fire brief for the M16 basic rifle marksmanship course at the Alpen More
Representatives from Gallagher Marine Systems work with the Coast Guard to survey the grounded motor vessel Golden Ray in preparation for its' extraction from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2020. An enviro More
The motor vessel Golden Ray sits grounded in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, Feb. 19, 2020. The plan is to cut the vessel into approximately eight large sections and be recycled. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Off More
A special agent from the Coast Guard Investigative Service provides security for Coast Guard members conducting maritime environmental protection and hurricane relief efforts on St. John in the U.S. Virgin Isl More
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Himes, a marine science technician stationed at Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, works with a Gallagher Marine Systems representative as preparations begin for the extraction of t More
A Gallagher Marine Systems boat surveys the capsized motor vessel Golden Ray in preparation for its' extraction from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2020. An environmental protection barrier will be built a More
A Gallagher Marine Systems boat surveys the grounded motor vessel Golden Ray in preparation for its' extraction from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2020. An environmental protection barrier will be built a More
A shoreline cleanup and assessment technique (SCAT) team for the St. Simons Sound Incident Response inspects a segment of shoreline for potential pollution or debris on Jekyll Island, Georgia, Feb. 18, 2020. Ea More