Coast Guard Station Umpqua River personnel pose for a photo on recently modernized search and rescue equipment near Winchester Bay, Ore., in the 1940s. Until recently, shore patrols were conducted on horseback More
SEATTLE - Crewman of U.S. Lifesaving Service Station Umpqua River, Ore., pose for a photo in the station boat house in the 1890s. They are surrounded by lifesaving equipment of the era, and a remnant of the ste More
SEATTLE - The Coast Guard Cutter Orcas, a 110-foot vessel home ported in Coos Bay, Ore., participates with members of the U.S., Canadian, French and Australian navies in a maritime conflict scenario during the More
PORTLAND, Ore. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class John Herman (left) and Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Potter, marine science technicians assigned to the Davy Crockett Unified Response in Portland, Ore., main More
PORTLAND, Ore. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Luke Potter, a marine science technician assigned to the Davy Crockett Unified Response in Portland, Ore., maintains a safety watch over the 431-foot flat-de More
PORTLAND, Ore. - The 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett continues disassembly on the Columbia River, Wash., Ore., border on May 20, 2011. Metal is cut away from the floating stern section, transferred to a More
SEATTLE - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Andre Altavilla, an avionics electrical technician, maintains watch on an MH60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Astoria, Ore., on May 31, 2011. Air Station Astor More
Petty Officer James Burris, a machinery technician from Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team, stands safety watch over the 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett as disassembly continues on the Columbia River, Wash., More
Coast Guard Auxiliarist Daren Lewis conducts cold water survival training during an open house at Marine Safety Unit Portland on May 21, 2011. Machine parts are placed into an ice water tank while observers are More
PORTLAND, Ore. - The 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett continues disassembly on the Columbia River, Wash., Ore., border on May 21, 2011. Metal is cut away from the floating stern section, transferred to a More
PORTLAND, Ore. - Petty Officer Michael Shannon, a marine science technician from Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team, stands safety watch over the 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett as disassembly continues on More
SEATTLE - Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore, 13th Coast Guard District Commander, speaks during the Coast Guard HH-52 Sikorsky helicopter dedication at the Boeing Museum of Flight on June 18, 2011. The Museum's newest a More
PORTLAND, Ore. - The 433-foot flat deck barge Davy Crockett continues disassembly on the Columbia River, Wash., Ore., border on June 30, 2011. Large sections of the double hull are cut and removed from the floa More
PORT ANGELES - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Novak, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., prepares to drop a wreath from an MH65 Dolphin helicopter offshore fr More
PORT ANGELES - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan McKenzie, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., renders a salute during a ceremony at Air Station Port Angeles on July 7, More
PORT ANGELES - Coast Guard Seaman Jenny Tait renders a salute during a ceremony at Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., on July 7, 2011. The ceremony was held to honor three crewmembers that died during the crash o More
SEATTLE - The Coast Guard Cutter Swordfish, home ported in Port Angeles, Wash., travels to Elliott Bay, Seattle, alongside the Shell Platform Kulluk on July 19, 2011. The floating offshore drilling platform is More
SEATTLE - Celebrity Drew Carey, Grand Marshal of the 2011 Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade, greets Rear Adm. Keith A. Taylor, Coast Guard District 13 Commander, on July 30, 2011. The Seattle parade cel More
SEATTLE - Coast Guardsmen wave at cheering crowds during the 2011 Alaska Airlines Seafair Torchlight Parade on July 30, 2011. The Seattle parade celebrates true family and community entertainment. U.S. Coast Gu More
SEATTLE - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Henry Blake, home ported in Everett, Wash., work the deck on a mission to maintain aids to navigation in the Puget Sound area on Aug. 22, 2011. The history of the C More
SEATTLE - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Henry Blake, home ported in Everett, Wash., transits the Puget Sound on a mission to maintain aids to navigation in the area on Aug. 22, 2011. The history of the Co More
PORTLAND - Coast Guard Capt. Daniel LeBlanc, Commander of Marine Safety Unit Portland and Federal On Scene Coordinator of the Davy Crockett Unified Response, and Troy Nylander, Salvage Master for Ballard Diving More
Congressman Tim Bishop, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Coast Guard Capt. Joseph M. Vojvodich, Commander of Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, Connecticut, conduct damage assessment, aboard a Coast Guard MH60T More
CAPE COD, Mass. - Aircraft and crews at Air Station Cape Cod stand prepared to assess vital shipping ports and waterways, as well as potential search and rescue missions, upon the arrival and passing of Hurrica More
CAPE COD, Mass. - Coast Guard Lt. Phillip Wade, a pilot at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., co-pilots an HU-25C Falcon aircraft searching for an uncorrelated mayday heard after Hurricane Irene battered the Northeas More
CAPE COD, Mass. - Coast Guard Lt. Ashley Lovejoy, a pilot at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., pilots an HU-25C Falcon aircraft searching for an uncorrelated mayday heard after Hurricane Irene battered the Northeast More
CAPE COD, Mass. - Coast Guard 3rd Class Petty Officers Ryan King (right) and Jason Zeddies (left), aviation maintenance technicians at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., search the Atlantic aboard an HU-25C Falcon ai More
CAPE COD, Mass. - Coast Guard 2nd Class Petty Officer Jason Stanberry, an aviation electrical technician at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., monitors his equipment aboard an HU-25C Falcon aircraft after Hurricane I More
CAPE COD, Mass. - Lt. Adam Burda, a pilot and watch stander at Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., monitors weather during the arrival of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28, 2011. The air station's area of respo More
BOSTON - A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter being prepared for take-off at 5 a.m. at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., Aug. 29, 2011, the morning following Hurricane Irene. The crew conducted damage assessments More
CAPE COD, Mass. - Lt. Cmdr. Curtis Brown, an aircraft commander and pilot at the Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., conducts risk assessment while identifying possible rescue missions during Hurricane Irene on Aug. 2 More
A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter is prepared for take-off at 5 a.m. at Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., Aug. 29, 2011, the morning following Hurricane Irene. The crew conducted damage assessments of the Sect More
REEDSPORT, Ore. - Coast Guard Chief Boatswains Mate Ward Halstead says some parting words at his retirement ceremony, held at Station Umpqua River, Ore., Sept. 30, 2011. Halstead served over 30 years in the Coa More
NEWPORT, Ore. - Fireman Nathaniel Ryma, a Coast Guardsman at Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Ore., stands forward lookout on a 47 foot motor lifeboat during a first light sea assessment on Oct. 1, 2011. Coast Gua More
SEATTLE - Coast Guard Capt. Scott J. Ferguson, Commander of Sector Puget Sound and Capt. of the Port of Seattle, conducts media interviews regarding the 73-foot sunken vessel Justin. Justin sank 200-yards off s More
SEATTLE - The Coast Guard, Wash. Dept. of Ecology and Seattle Fire Dept. respond to a partially sunk, vessel approximately one mile south of Alki Point, Seattle. The 73-foot vessel Justin had approximately 300 More
SEATTLE - Members of each of the United States Armed Forces compose this color guard, preparing to march in Auburn's 46th Annual Veterans Day Parade and Observance, Auburn, Wash., on Nov. 5, 2011. The mile-long More
SEATTLE - Volunteers stuff stockings during the annual U.S. Coast Guard Family & Friends Holiday Stockings for Homeless Children event. The event provides and delivers handmade holiday stockings filled with new More
SEATTLE - Coast Guard Adm. Keith Taylor, District 13 Commander, and Pearl Grantham, volunteer stocking stuffer and event organizer, pause for a photo at the annual U.S. Coast Guard Family & Friends Holiday Stoc More
Coast Guard safety inspectors and industry counterparts, work with tanker vessel Renda crew members, preparing hoses for pressure tests on Jan. 16, 2012. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy has been esco More
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew lands on a frozen sea ice sheet in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy on Jan. 18, 2012. Coast Guard ice landings are extremely rare, requiring extensive safety tes More
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew lands on a frozen sea ice sheet on Jan. 18, 2012. Coast Guard ice landings are extremely rare, requiring extensive safety testing of ice prior to execution. U.S. Coas More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy remains offshore as tanker vessel Renda's transfer of 1.3 million gallons of fuel nears completion on Jan. 18, 2012. Healy has been escorting and breaking ice for Renda since Jan. 3, 2 More
Tanker vessel Renda remains offshore as the transfer of 1.3 million gallons of fuel nears completion on Jan. 18, 2012. The Coast Guard Cutter Healy has been escorting and breaking ice for Renda since Jan. 3, 2 More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy and tanker vessel Renda remain offshore as the offload of 1.3 million gallons of fuel nears completion on Jan. 18, 2012. Healy has been escorting and breaking ice for Renda since Jan. More
Coast Guard safety observers work with federal, state, and local partners, as well as, industry to disconnect fuel hoses from the tanker vessel Renda on Jan. 19, 2012. Approximately 1.3 million gallons of fuel More
Coast Guard safety observers work with federal, state, and local partners, as well as industry, to disconnect fuel hoses from the tanker vessel Renda on Jan. 19, 2012. Approximately 1.3 million gallons of fuel More
Seattle - Capt. Beverly A. Havlik, Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, speaks to members of the press, after she and her crew return home from a more than 250 day deployment on Feb. 5, 2012. Hea More
SEATTLE - Family, friends and shipmates welcome the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy home from a more than 250 day deployment on Feb. 5, 2012. Healy completed its normal science missions in 2011, before con More
MAUI - Lt. J.G. Joseph Carrier, a National Oceanic Atmospheric Admistration officer assigned to the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, speaks to crewmembers at Coast Guard Station Maui o More
MAUI - Edward Lyman, large whale response coordinator for NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, speaks to crewmembers at Coast Guard Station Maui on the importance of humpback whale More
SEATTLE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Harris, a boatswains mate at Coast Guard Station Quillayute River, Wash., makes a new friend during the boarding of a small recreational vessel on Apr. 7, 2012. Boarding More
SEATTLE - A monument of the crew of the 44 foot motor lifeboat 44363 stands outside of Station Quillayute River, Wash., on Apr. 7, 2012. The statue reminds us of three crewmembers that lost their lives crossing More
SEATTLE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Harris, a boatswains mate at Coast Guard Station Quillayute River, Wash., conducts a bar assessment on Apr. 7, 2012. A river bar is assessed by a qualified coxswain perio More
A U.S. Coast Guardsman carries a radio on beach patrol during World War II. During the 1st and 2nd World War, personnel at life saving stations were tasked with patrolling these shores in search of foreign thre More
The Umpqua River Lighthouse guards the Winchester Bay, Ore., coast on May 14, 2012. On this day the maintenance of the light was passed to Douglas County. U.S. Coast Guard high dynamic range photo illustration More
HONOLULU - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Veterinarian Michelle Barbieri travels from the Big Island to Oahu aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point with More
HONOLULU - Coast Guard crews, working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration transport a Hawaiian monk seal from the Big Island to Oahu for urgent medical care, Feb. 1, 2013. The Hawaiian monk More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis returns to Honolulu from their final patrol aboard the 40 year old vessel on Sept. 15, 2012. The hard work of the many crews of Jarvis has kept the vessel in service si More
Lt. Lauren Dufrene represents members of the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, during a ceremony honoring the cutter's 40-years of service on Oct. 2, 2012. On Aug. 4, 1972, the Jarvis became the first Coas More
Vice Adm. Paul F. Zucunft, Commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, (left) is saluted by Capt. Richard L. Mourey, Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis, during a ceremony honoring the cutter's 40-year More
Joshua Marvit, State of Hawaii Dept. of Health, tests a 16-foot skiff for radiation after the vessel was salvaged by the crew of the F/V Zephyr approximately 800 miles north of Honolulu, Oct. 5, 2012. The skiff More
HONOLULU - Coast Guard coxswains conduct intensive heavy weather training offshore of Diamond Head, Oahu. Personnel from throughout the Pacific gathered at Coast Guard Station Honolulu for a series of unique sk More