PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer William R. James speaks to the audience and crew after assuming the duties of officer in charge of Coast Guard Cutter Seahorse, an 87-foot patrol boat, d More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer William R. James presents the American Flag to Master Chief Mark J. Rieger at a retirement ceremony at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth, Va., Friday More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Clea and Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Jennings monitor the Automatic Identification System at Maritime Intelligence Fusion Center Atlantic in Virginia Beach, Va., May 14, 2008. The More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Master Chief Petty Officer David Rochefort (right), the Intelligence Specialist rating force master chief, and Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Pearson, the IS force training master chief, pres More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Graduates of the Coast Guard Intelligence Specialist class "A" school await their advancement to Intelligence Specialist 3rd Class at their graduation ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Y More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Cmdr. D. Scott Bauby and Cmdr. Andrew J. Tiongson salute each other as Bauby relieves Tiongson of command of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare at a Change of Command ceremony at Integr More
Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman, the Commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presents Cmdr. Raymond W. Pulver with the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal for his outstanding service as the Commanding Officer of More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Chincoteague, Va., conduct a towing exercise involving a 47-foot motor lifeboat and a 25-foot response boat. These types of exercises help to maintain the More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Chincoteague, Va., conduct an alongside towing exercise With a 47-foot motor lifeboat and a 25-foot response boat. Alongside towing is used in cases where More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Fireman Apprentice Michael Raymond, an engineer at Coast Guard Station Chincoteague, Va., throws a heaving line from a 47-foot motor lifeboat to a 25-foot response boat. The station is conduc More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Law, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Chincoteague, Va., talks to eighth-grade students at Pocomoke Middle School in Pocomoke, Md., about careers in th More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Ronald T. Hewitt presents Capt. Maury A. Weeks with the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal for his outstanding performance throughout his Coast Guard career at his ret More
AT SEA - Robert Brakes capsized sailboat drifts in the Alantic Ocean 102 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, N.C., Friday, June 6, 2008. Brakes was rescued by a Jayhawk crew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth More
AT SEA - Robert Brakes, a 60-year-old resident of Morehead City, N.C., watches a Coast Guard C-130J aircraft circle his life raft 102 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, N.C., Friday, June 6, 2008. Brakes was hois More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steven E. Day relieves Rear Adm. John C. Acton as Deputy Commander for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs for U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, as Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman More
Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Craig Sappo, a Long Island, N.Y., native, shakes Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman's hand and joins him on the stage while Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen looks on during a Change More
Coast Guard Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen, and Coast Guard Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., salute during a 17-gun salute to Peterman during a change of command ceremony at More
Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp Jr., Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen, and Navy Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, Commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, salute during a 17-gun salute to Papp upon his assumption of More
Coast Guard Capt. Mark A. Rose relieves Capt. Larry H. White as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Finance Center, Chesapeake, Va., as Rear Adm. Keith A. Taylor, the Chief Financial Officer of the Coast Guar More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Keith A. Taylor, Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief Financial Officer, presents Capt. Larry R. White, the Meritorious Service Award at a change of command ceremony at the Chesape More
Coast Guard Capt. Mark A. Rose addresses the audience at after assuming command of the Coast Guard Finance Center, Chesapeake, Va., in a change of command ceremony at the Chesapeake Convention Center Friday, Ju More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Thomas H. King assumes command of Coast Guard Cutter Northland from Cmdr. Christopher E. Austin as Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp presides over a change of command ceremony at Integrated Support Com More
Coast Guard Capt. Patrick B. Trapp presents Master Chief Petty Officer Mark J. Rieger with the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for his service as officer in charge of Coast Guard Cutter Seahorse, an 87-foot patr More
Coast Guardsmen aboard the new prototype Special Purpose Craft - Shallow Water response boat enforce a safety zone around the swimming wild horses at the 83rd Annual Pony Swim in Chincoteague, Va. Wednesday, Ju More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Capt. Andrew P. White presents Chief Petty Officer Paula S. Hahn with a certificate of advancement during an advancement ceremony at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth Friday, A More
Portsmouth, Va. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Geuy, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth, drives a motorcycle simulator in the "Don't Let Your Guard Down" campaign tent provided by More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Jonathan Bruce throws the ball that causes Coast Guard Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, Director of Operations Command Implementation Team in Portsmouth, Va., to fall into the dunk tank at the Coast Guar More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Members of the Tidewater Maritime Living History Association fire a Dahlgren 12-pounder boat Howitzer at the Coast Guard Day picnic at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth, Va., August 2, 200 More
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Chincoteague, Va., drive the new Special Purpose Craft - Shallow Water Oct. 21, 2008. The SPC-SW is the Coast Guard's new response boat which can operate in shallower water More
Coast Guard Capt. Michael N. Parks presents Petty Officer 2nd Class Jayne H. Clifford the plaque for Enlisted Person of the Quarter for the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. Clifford received thi More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Vesone Dean with the Partnership in Education Commandant's Honor Roll award at the Civil Rights Training Convention at the Virg More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Gwen White, the Partnership in Education Program Manager with the Partnership in Education Guardian's Honor Roll award at the Ci More
Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Capt. Roderick E. Walker, Commander, National Strike Force, the Partnership in Education Commandant's Honor Roll Award at the Virginia Beach Conventio More
Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Rodney O. Brown, Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic Equal Opportunity Specialist, the Coast Guard Civil Rights Service Provider of the Year aw More
Virginia Beach, Va. - Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Lt. j.g. Caren C. Damon, Civil Rights Officer at Sector Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., with the Coast Guard Civil Rights Service Pro More
Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, presents Kim Babcock with the Partnership in Education Lighthouse Keeper's Honor Roll award at the Civil Rights Training Convention at the Virginia Beach Conv More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Adm. Thad W. Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Vice Adm. Vivien S. Crea, Vice Commandant, present Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf the Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service More
A Coast Guard crew from Station Chincoteague demonstrates the capabilities of the 24-foot Special Purpose Craft - Shallow Water in the Elizabeth River near Portsmouth, Va., Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. The SPC-SW, a More
Coast Guard crews demonstrate the capabilities of the 45-foot Response Boat - Medium from Station Little Creek and the 24-foot Special Purpose Craft - Shallow Water from Station Chincoteague in the Elizabeth Ri More
A Coast Guard crew from Station Little Creek demonstrates the capabilities of the 45-foot Response Boat - Medium in the Elizabeth River near Portsmouth, Va., Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. This boat will replace the 41 More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Beaudoin attempts a chokehold against opponent Chief Warrant Officer Peter C. Mantel during afternoon training with Coast Guard Judo, a United States Judo Association registered J More
Chief Warrant Officer Peter C. Mantel throws Michelle Simmons to the ground during afternoon training with Coast Guard Judo, a United States Judo Association registered Judo club at Training Center Yorktown, Va More
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Peter C. Mantel demonstrates throwing technique to Coast Guard Judo, a United States Judo Association registered Judo club at Training Center Yorktown, Va. Thursday, Nov. 27, 2 More
Michelle Simmons performs an arm bar technique against oppontent Chief Warrant Officer Peter C. Mantel during afternoon training with Coast Guard Judo, a United States Judo Association registered Judo club at T More
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Peter C. Mantel instructs fellow members of Coast Guard Judo, a United States Judo Association registered Judo club at Training Center Yorktown, Va. He explains how to properly More
The Coast Guard Band plays a medley of service songs during the Fifth Coast Guard District's change of command ceremony at Integraged Support Command Portsmouth, Va., Monday, June 29, 2009. This medley represen More
Norfolk's Harborfest Ultimate Build A Boat Challenge and Race participants paddle to the starting line in their homemade wood and zip-tie boats in the Elizabeth River as Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crews More
Coast Guard response boat crews and crews from other state and local maritime law enforcement agencies speed by the audience for a demonstration of law enforcement assets during Norfolk's Harborfest Sunday, Jul More
A rescue boat crew aboard a 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team New Orleans patrols the Elizabeth River during Norfolk's Harborfest to ensure boaters are safe Sunday, July 7 More
Coast Guard Auxiliarist Robin Wells works to assemble a craftsman-style chart table dedicated to Coast Guard Station Milford Haven in Hudgins, Va., for the Auxiliary's 70th anniversary at the station Wednesday, More
Coast Guard Auxiliarists Ron Simon, John Mill and Robin Wells work to assemble a chart table that the three built for Coast Guard Station Milford haven in Hudgins, Va., at the station Monday, July 15, 2009. The More
NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Admiral Ronald T. Hewitt, Assistant Commandant for Human Resources, and Carolyn W. Myers, Ph.D., president of Norfolk State University sign a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at the More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Members of 11 law enforcement agencies and Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads pose for a group photograph Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 after Capt. Mark Ogle, commander of Sector Hampton Roads, present More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Capt. Mark Ogle, commander of Sector Hampton Roads, speaks to members of the Coast Guard and 11 local and state law enforcement agencies who participated in Operation Logan's Charge after pres More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Capt. Robert J. Branc, the Coast Guard senior medical planner for contingencies, stands with Cmdr. Jeffrey C Salvon-Harman in the mobile medical unit set up for display at the Portsmouth Feder More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard mobile medical unit is on display at the Portsmouth Federal Building Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The MMU can provide primary medical and injury care during natural or man-made disa More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guardsment view and discuss the mobile medical unit set up for display at the Portsmouth Federal Building Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The MMU can provide primary medical and injury care duri More
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Lisa Looby, store manager of the new Coast Guard Exchange in Chesapeake, cuts the ribbon as Rear Adm. Daniel A. Neptun and Capt. Edward N. Eng hold it while Chesapeake mayor Alan P. Krasnoff a More
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Kerley presents a rose to retired Coast Guardsman Leroy Coleman during an early Veterans Day ceremony at the South Norfolk Community Center in Chesapeake Thursday, More
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne Justice, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District, speaks to veterans and active-duty military personnel at an early Veteran's Day ceremony at the South Norfolk Community Ce More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Crowley barge La Princesa sits grounded on the Sandbridge beach while responders work to get lines in place for towing efforts. A 45-foot and 25-foot response boat crew from Coast Guar More
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crewmembers Petty Officer 1st Class Kelly McCarthy, the rescue swimmer, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zach Atchison, the flight mechanic, Lt. Cmdr. T More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice speaks at the annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at the Pearl Harbor Memorial at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach Monda More
VIRGINIA BEACh, Va. - Billie F. Brown holds the citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she accepted on behalf of her late husband, Walter T. Brown Sr., at the annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day cer More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Members of the Tidewater chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association stand and sing "God Bless America" during the annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at the Pearl Harbor Me More
RODANTHE, N.C. - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joseph Brown of Station Oregon Inlet and Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Shay of Station Hatteras Inlet load the lyle gun with a projectile attached to a rope whi More
RODANTHE, N.C. - Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Shay pulls the line on a lyle gun, firing a metal projectile and rope to a simulated shipwreck on the beach at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station during the Br More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice speaks during a press brief announcing Portsmouth's designation as the ninth Coast Guard City at the Lightship Portsmouth Museum Monday, Dec. 16, 2009. T More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District, and Portsmouth Mayor James W. Holley III read the Coast Guard proclamation of Portsmouth as a Coast Guard C More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice places a Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award plaque to the door of Senior Chief Petty Officer Anthony R. Sciullo's after he and Capt. Mark. S. Ogle, commander of Secto More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, stands with Lt. Robert D. Lewald, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a coastal buoy tender homeported More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice speaks during the presentation of the Sumner I. Kimball Readiness award to the crew of Aids to Navigation Team Hampton Roads, including their officer in charge Senio More
NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Mark Ogle, commander of Sector Hampton Roads, swears in auxiliarists Jerry Rogoff and Keith Barber as the new commander and deputy commander of division five of the Coast Guard Auxiliary Fi More
NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. David Haynes, chief of prevention for the 5th Coast Guard District, swears in the newly selected Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla commanders during a change of watch ceremony for the fifth di More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Albacore pull up the brow at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, preparing to get underway and head south to support the Coast Guard' More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Coast Guard Cutter Albacore and its crew pull away from the pier at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach and begin a voyage south to support the Coast Guard's Haiti reli More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Jeff Jones, the keynote speaker at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Base Support Unit Portsmouth, speaks passionately about King's dream during the celebration Wednesday, Jan. 20, More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Kimberly Parker sings "Hero" by Mariah Carey during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Base Support Unit Portsmouth Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. The celebration, which is held annually More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard line handlers on the pier assist crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Forward with mooring up to the north pier at Base Support Unit Portsmouth when they arrive after a 52-day patrol, More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Coast Guard Cutter Forward crewmembers' Family and friends wait at Base Support Unit Portsmouth as the cutter arrives and moors up to the pier Thursday, Feb. 18, 2008. The Forward,'s crew, who More
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A HEPACO pollution response worker monitors one of the devices recovering diesel fuel spilled into the intracoastal waterway after a train derailed on the A & C Canal Bridge Friday, March 26, More
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - The punctured fuel tank of the derailed train is shown Friday, March 26, 2010, on the A & C Canal Bridge. Approximately 1,700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the intracoastal waterway. U.S More
CHESAPEAKE, Va. - A thin sheen of diesel fuel is shown in the intracoastal waterway resulting from the punctured tank of a derailed train on the A&C Canal Bridge Friday, March 26, 2010. The area around the spil More
NORFOLK, Va. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, stands with honorees at the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Military Recognition Reception in Norfolk Thursday More
CAMDEN, N.C. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice, commander of Coast Guard 5th District, stands with U.S. Representative Walter B. Jones and Ron Melchiorre, Camden County superintendent and other Coast Gua More
Camden County, N.C. - Coast Guard Rear Adm. Wayne E. Justice and Camden County superintendent Ron Melchiorre sign the memorandum of understanding establishing a Coast Guard junior leadership program at Camden C More