The newly commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan
The newly commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan (WPC-1135) crew underway near Miami, Florida, Sept. 20, 2019. Angela McShan, the cutter’s namesake, was the first African-American woman to be promoted to... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Brown, the commander of
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Brown, the commander of Coast Guard 7th District, meets with U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, representative of Florida’s 25th District, and his staff at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, S... More
Coast Guard Lt. Raymond Heberlig, commanding officer,
Coast Guard Lt. Raymond Heberlig, commanding officer, Station Miami Beach, talks with a member of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative about the engineering aspects of the station's small boats Wednesday, Au... More
Coast Guard air crew members prepare to land a Coast
Coast Guard air crew members prepare to land a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft at Jack Brooks Regional Airport in Beaumont, Texas, to drop supplies and relocate Hurricane Harvey survivors, Aug. 31, 2017.Th... More
U.S. Coast Guard ports and vessels coordinators plan post storm port a...
U.S. Coast Guard ports and vessels coordinators planning a post storm port assessment for Palm Beach at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Sept. 9, 2017. The ports and vessels coordinators coordinate the opening an... More
Coast Guardsmen socialize and rest after standing watch
Coast Guardsmen socialize and rest after standing watch for Hurricane Irma response at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Sept. 10, 2017. While the air station is running on emergency generators, and power is limit... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew member offloads a
A Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew member offloads a bale of cocaine at Station Fort Lauderdale, Sept. 27, 2017. The drugs were transferred to the Valiant after being interdicted in three separate cases in the E... More
A fuel truck is filled with diesel by the Coast Guard
A fuel truck is filled with diesel by the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous crew in Vieques, Puerto Rico, September 30, 2017. Fuel is running in short supply in Vieques and the crew offload fuel to assist in the rel... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Decisive loads relief supplies
The Coast Guard Cutter Decisive loads relief supplies in aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Miami, October 3, 2017. The supplies include lumber, water and generators. Coast Guard photo.
Seized contraband being temporarily held in Coast Guard
Seized contraband being temporarily held in Coast Guard Cutter Spencer’s helicopter hangar prior to disposition. The fight against transnational organized crime networks in the Eastern Pacific requires unity of... More
Coast Guard searching for two snorkelers near Fort Pierce Inlet North ...
The Coast Guard is searching for two snorkelers near the Fort Pierce Inlet North Jetty in Miami, Nov. 11, 2017. Photo courtesy of a good Samaritan.
Seized contraband being temporarily held on Coast Guard
Seized contraband being temporarily held on Coast Guard Cutter Spencer’s fantail prior to disposition at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. The fight against transnational orga... More
Coast Guard medevacs two men from cruise ship near Port Everglades
A Coast Guard boat crew assists in the transfer of two medical patients from a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium to ambulances that will take them to receive further medical care November 21, 2017 at Coast Guard Sta... More
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump talk to the crew of Coast Guard Station Lake Worth Inlet, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. Trump and the first lady made an appearance at the station to show their su... More
Two Coast Guard units compete in a game of tug-of-war
Two Coast Guard units compete in a game of tug-of-war at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. This event was part of the first cutter round-up, which includes a series of events that pit units... More
Coast Guard medevacs 56-year-old from sailing vessel near Key West
The Anthem, a sailing craft is moored at Coast Guard Station Key West after being towed there by the Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans crew Jan. 07, 2018. The owner of the vessel was medevaced after reportedly s... More
Coast Guard rescues man from vessel taking on water near West Palm Bea...
A 21-foot pleasure craft takes on water near West Palm Beach, Jan. 29, 2018. The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Cochito rescued the owner of the vessel who was aboard as the vessel was sinking. Coast Guard phot... More
Coast Guard/FWC rescues two people in water near Lower Matecumbe Key
The Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission search for two people in the water near Lower Matecumbe Key, Florida, Feb. 1, 2018. The man and woman were picked up by the FWC and transfer... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crew stand
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton crew stand next to approximately 14,000 pounds of cocaine Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 aboard the cutter at Port Everglades Cruise Port in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The crew... More
Coast Guard assists, good Samaritan rescues 2 boaters off Knight Key
Coast Guard crewmembers transferred two boaters from this capsized 15-foot boat to Coast Guard Station Marathon, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 after a good Samaritan pulled the boaters from the water in Knight Key, Fl... More
Dr. Michael Gould, assistant principal of the Marine
Dr. Michael Gould, assistant principal of the Marine and Science Technology Academy speaks at the Pass in Review on campus in Miami, Feb. 21, 2018. The Pass in Review is a long standing military tradition in wh... More
Coast Guard repatriates 10 migrants to Cuba
A manmade raft floats on the water near Biscayne Key, Florida, Feb. 28, 2018. The 10 Cuban migrants aboard the raft were embarked by a Coast Guard Station Miami 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew and repatriated... More
A freighter with 86 migrants drifts in the water as
A freighter with 86 migrants drifts in the water as a Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma smallboat crew approaches during an at-sea interdiction approximately 30 miles east of Great Inagua, Bahamas Sunday, Mar. 11, 2018... More
Coast Guard suspends search for 3 people near Lake Worth Beach
This is a graphic of the combined search patterns Coast Guard surface and aircrews conducted Tuesday, Mar. 13, 2018 for a report of a boat reportedly taking on water approximately 3 miles from Lake Worth Beach.... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Jeffrey Payne shares his knowledge
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Jeffrey Payne shares his knowledge with members of the Jamaican Defense Force and Barbados Defense at Coast Guard Sector Key West, April 3, 2018. The Subject Matter Expert Exchange is an ... More
A Coast Guard Guard Station Key West 45-foot Response
A Coast Guard Guard Station Key West 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew transports attendees of the Subject Matter Expert Exchange to the Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore, April 5, 2018. The Subject Matter Expe... More
The Coast Guard rescues 2 people from water 32 miles south of St. Croi...
A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 helicopter rescue swimmer grabs hold of a life raft April 12, 2018 approximately 32 miles south of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The helicopter crew rescued two peopl... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore boat crew interdicts
A Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore boat crew interdicts a 25-foot rustic vessel with 19 Cuban migrants onboard approximately 20 miles north of Cuba. The Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo crew repatriated 28 Cuban ... More
Coast Guard unloads 24,886 pounds of cocaine, 2,664 pounds of marijuan...
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare stands on the flight deck of the cutter next to approximately $390 million total wholesale in seized cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida, April 24, 2018. ... More
Coast Guard, U.S. Navy ships moore in Port Everglades for 2018 Fleet W...
The aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge, the USS Detroit, Coast Guard Cutters Confidence, Robert Yered and Willow moored along the piers in Port Everglades Monday, April 30, 2018 to start 2018 Fleet Week. The Port E... More
Rear Adm. Peter Brown, commander of the Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Peter Brown, commander of the Coast Guard 7th District, speaks at the Fleet Week Welcoming Party in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 30, 2018. The Port Everglades Fleet Week is an annual event where Co... More
A member of the USS Detroit collects shoring wood to
A member of the USS Detroit collects shoring wood to help stop the flooding in the wet trainer during a drill at the DC Olympics at Port Everglades, Florida, May 1, 2018. The DC Olympics are a series of friendl... More
Chief Ted Hubbard teaches crewmembers of the Coast
Chief Ted Hubbard teaches crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle how to use a sextant to conduct celestial navigation May 5, 2018. Celestial navigation involves measuring the height of the sun from ... More
A display has been set up aboard the Coast Guard Cutter
A display has been set up aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle by its crew members in preparation for the tours they are about to host May 8, 2018. The Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle held tours for two days in ... More
Chief Petty Officer Kevin Johnson gives a safety brief
Chief Petty Officer Kevin Johnson gives a safety brief to the guests underway with the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle May 10, 2018. The ship is underway to New London, Connecticut with members of t... More
Coast Guard terminates yacht voyage for multiple violations, including...
The 65-foot pleasure yacht Zenith allides with the Venetian Causeway Bridge in Miami, June 16, 2018. After being boarded by a Coast Guard Station Miami 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boatcrew, it... More
Coast Guard terminates yacht voyage for multiple violations
The 65-foot pleasure yacht Zenith allides with the Venetian Causeway Bridge in Miami, June 16, 2018. After being boarded by a Coast Guard Station Miami 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boatcrew, it... More
Dismembered sharks lie on the deck of the commercial
Dismembered sharks lie on the deck of the commercial fishing vessel Miss Shell, June 19, 2018, near South Sound Creek, Florida. The joint-boarding performed by the Coast Guard, NOAA and FWC resulted in the vess... More
New Leader Takes Charge of Coast Guard Reserve Unit U.S. Southern Comm...
Cdr. George Bamford speaks at the Coast Guard Reserve Unit U.S. Southern Command change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, June 23, 2018. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradi... More
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC
Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) and Tactical Law Enforcement Team South on top of a self-propelled semi submersible they interdicted July 3, 2018. The cutter Mohawk crew routinely works ... More
Coast Guard holds Hurricane Preparedness Seminar in Opa-Locka
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason Vanderhaden speaks to Coast Guard members and their dependents about hurricane preparedness at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, July 10, 2018. This seminar is o... More
A Coast Guard engineer guides a crane carrying an engine
A Coast Guard engineer guides a crane carrying an engine head to a Coast Guard Station Miami 45-foot Response Boat-Medium to repair an engine at Coast Guard Station Miami, July 19, 2018. Coast Guard Sector Miam... More
Capt. Megan Dean, commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami
Capt. Megan Dean, commander of Coast Guard Sector Miami issues a certificate of inspection to Captain Mike Rivera, captain of the tugboat Peggy Ann, in the Port of Miami, July 20, 2018. The certificates of insp... More
Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale law enforcement
Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale law enforcement officials conduct a boarding on a pleasure craft in Fort Lauderdale, July 26, 2018. The boarding led to the release of multiple egg-bearing lobsters that were... More
Bales of cocaine lie on a pallet onboard the Coast
Bales of cocaine lie on a pallet onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton in Port Everglades, Aug. 1, 2018. The drugs were seized during the interdiction of five suspected smuggling vessels and the recovery of t... More
The Coast Guard Color Guard present colors during the
The Coast Guard Color Guard present colors during the V-J Day Remembrance ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Boynton Beach, Florida, Aug. 14, 2018. The Boynton Beach Veterans V-J Day Remembrance ceremony is ... More
Coast Guard Station Marathon 45-foot Response Boat-Medium
Coast Guard Station Marathon 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crewmembers embark a diver from the water near Duck Key, Florida, Sept. 04, 2018. The Coast Guard went searching for the diver after Coast Guard Sector ... More
Coast Guard Station Miami 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law
Coast Guard Station Miami 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boatcrew members conduct a field sobriety test on a vessel operator Sept. 9, 2018. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a repor... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Mike McHugh from the Coast
Petty Officer 1st Class Mike McHugh from the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team checks the outboard engine of one of the Shallow Water Urban Search and Rescue boats staged in Augusta, Georgia, Sept. 13, 2018 in prepa... More
Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Georgetown crew
Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Georgetown crew members prepare for Hurricane Florence Sept. 14, 2018, at ANT Georgetown in Georgetown, South Carolina. The Coast Guard ANT Georgetown crew members deployed n... More
Chief Warrant Officer Steven Yanca inspects a Coast
Chief Warrant Officer Steven Yanca inspects a Coast Guard Station in Georgetown, S.C., Sept. 15, 2018. Crews inspected facilities to bring rescue crews in after Hurricane Florence. Coast Guard photo by Petty Of... More
A Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Georgetown crew
A Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Georgetown crew member assesses harbor conditions Sept. 15, 2018, in Georgetown, South Carolina. The Coast Guard ANT Georgetown crew members deployed north from Charleston ... More
A Coast Guard 26-foot Trailerable Aids to Navigation
A Coast Guard 26-foot Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat crew goes underway to conduct post-hurricane assessments on aids to navigation and harbors throughout the Horry County, South Carolina area, Sept. 16, 2... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber crewmember carries
A Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber crewmember carries a bale of cocaine during a drug offload at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Oct. 16, 2018. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber offloaded a... More
The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) interdicts
The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) interdicts a low profile vessel in the Eastern Pacific, Oct. 22, 2018. This is one of many interdictions that resulted in the the James' approximately 18.5 ton cocaine of... More
Coast Guard Investigative Service appoints new special agent in charge...
Zinnia James, the new Coast Guard Investigative Service special agent in charge as of Oct. 1, 2018. James will lead six CGIS Resident Agent Offices overseeing an area of 1.7 million square miles, including Puer... More
Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crewmembers move
Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crewmembers move a pallet of interdicted cocaine across the deck of the cutter Nov. 15, 2018. The crew of the cutter James offloaded approximately 18.5 tons of cocaine in Po... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark (WPC-1106) crew underway
The Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark (WPC-1106) crew underway Nov. 18, 2018. The cutter Paul Clark regularly conducts patrols during which the crew conducts law enforcement boardings, different types of trainings ... More
Coast Guard members compete to see who can disassemble
Coast Guard members compete to see who can disassemble and reassemble their M-16 rifle the fastest at Coast Guard Sector Miami, Dec. 14. The Cutter Round-up is a series of friendly, competitive games in which m... More
Coast Guard Adm. Peter Brown attends the Semi Annual
Coast Guard Adm. Peter Brown attends the Semi Annual Tri-Lateral meeting at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Dec. 18, 2018. The Tri-Lateral meeting is a meeting involving French military, Dutch military, Joint In... More
Coast Guard interdicts suspected migrant smuggling boat off Florida co...
A 20-foot boat floats on the water Jan. 19, 2019 approximately 30 miles east of Sunny Isles, Florida. The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) crew interdicted the boat with six people, which include... More
U.S. Coast Guard assists Haitian Coast Guard stop illegal migrant voya...
Approximately 70 Haitian migrants on a sail freighter Sunday approximately 26 miles north of Cap Haïtien, Haiti. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) crew assisted the Haitian Coast Guard with stoppi... More
Coast Guard interdicts 2 suspected drug smugglers, 128 pounds of cocai...
A Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark (WPC-1106) smallboat crew approaches a 35-foot pleasure craft Jan. 31, 2019 to conduct a boarding approximately 5 miles east of Haulover Inlet, Florida. The boatcrew interdicted ... More
Coast Guard offloads 34,780 pounds of cocaine in Port Everglades
A Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) crewmember wraps bales of interdicted cocaine to be offloaded at Port Everglades, Florida, Feb. 5, 2019. The Forward crew offloaded approximately 34,780 pounds of cocaine... More
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) crew
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) crew stands among 34,780 pounds of interdicted cocaine aboard at Port Everglades, Florida, Feb. 5, 2019. The Forward crew offloaded approximately 34,780 pounds of ... More
Coast Guard advances CSPI scholarship in South Florida
Pictured are Coast Guard Capt. Michael Platt, Coast Guard Civil Engineer Unit crewmembers and Florida International Unit Assistant Vice President for Engagement Caryn Lavernia holding a new, signed memorandum o... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to a 45-foot Response
U.S. Coast Guardsmen assigned to a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium based at Coast Guard Station Islamorada pull a man toward the boat during a rescue near Key Largo, Florida, Feb. 21, 2019. After receiving a distr... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) underway
The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) underway in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 14, 2019. The drugs were interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Centra... More
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Daniel Abel speaks to the press
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Daniel Abel speaks to the press about the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC-902) crew's drug smuggling interdictions and offload, Mar. 22, 2019 at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. The crew of th... More
Coast Guardsmen participate in Integrated Advance 2019
Coast Guardsmen participate in Integrated Advance 2019 exercise at the Miami-Dade County Emergency Operations Center, April 12, 2019. Integrated Advance provides an opportunity for the Coast Guard, SOUTHCOM and... More
Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC-901) crewmembers stage
Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC-901) crewmembers stage interdicted drugs on the flight deck of the cutter April 18, 2019 at Port Everglades, Florida. The drugs were interdicted off the coasts of Mexico, Central, ... More
Marrison Senior Care residents welcome active-duty
Marrison Senior Care residents welcome active-duty military members to the Independence Hall at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 30, 2019. The Salute to Veterans event connects yesterday’s veterans with today’s ... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC-913) patrols the
The Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC-913) patrols the the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Thursday, May 16, 2019. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC-913) returned to their homeport in Key West following a 90... More
Master Chief Russell A. Cox salutes Admiral Karl L.
Master Chief Russell A. Cox salutes Admiral Karl L. Schultz at the Silver Ancient Mariner Ceremony, May 31, 2019 at Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale. The Ancient Mariner Award was established in 1978 to hono... More
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan,
Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan, Rear Adm. Peter Brown and The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) crew stand on the flight deck amongst 26,000 pounds of interdicted cocaine and 1,500 p... More
Coast Guardsmen salute during the playing of the national
Coast Guardsmen salute during the playing of the national anthem at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, June 7, 2019. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition that represents a total transfer of res... More
Coast Guard Station Islamorada boatcrew members assist
Coast Guard Station Islamorada boatcrew members assist in dewatering a vessel, June 8, 2019, near Tavernier, Florida. Station Islamorada watchstanders received the report from the vessel via cellphone and laun... More
Rear Adm. Peter Brown and Rear Adm. Eric Jones conduct
Rear Adm. Peter Brown and Rear Adm. Eric Jones conduct an inspection of Coast Guard 7th District personnel at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-ho... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon (WPC-1113) smallboat
A Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon (WPC-1113) smallboat crew interdict a 20-foot yola approximately 22 miles northwest of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, Saturday, July 13, 2019. The cutter Richard Dixon embarked the... More
Coast Guard stops illegal charter operation near Port Everglades
The 70-foot motor yacht Isabella moored at Lauderdale Marina, July 25, 2019. The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of the 70-foot motor yacht, Isabella, with six passengers aboard Wednesday in the vicinity of P... More
Coast Guard conducts response efforts in the Bahamas
Coast Guard personnel help medevac a patient in the Bahamas during Hurricane Dorian. The Coast Guard is supporting the Bahamian National Emergency Management Agency and the Royal Bahamian Defense Force with hur... More
Gov. Ron DeSantis visits a Coast Guard incident command
Gov. Ron DeSantis visits a Coast Guard incident command post that was set up in Air Station Miami, Sept. 6, 2019, in response to Hurricane Dorian. The Coast Guard is supporting the Bahamian National Emergency M... More
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca offloads more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine ...
The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) crew prepares to offload more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine Sept. 20, 2019 at Coast Guard Sector Miami. The drugs were interdicted in international waters of the Eastern... More
Coast Guard members prepare a patient to be hoisted
Coast Guard members prepare a patient to be hoisted after a boat collision, Oct. 15, 2019, 35 miles northwest of Dry Tortugas, Florida. Two men were transferred to Lower Keys Medical by a Coast Guard Air Statio... More
Miami-Dade Fire Department firefighters flood a 120-foot
Miami-Dade Fire Department firefighters flood a 120-foot yacht with foam to keep a fire from refreshing at Island Gardens Marina, Florida, Dec. 19, 2019. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a report... More
A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach 45-foot Response
A Coast Guard Station Miami Beach 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew patrols a security zone in Miami, Florida, Jan. 27, 2020. A security zone was set up in the Biscayne Bay in preparation for Super Bowl traffic... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Ford watches Adm. Karl
Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Ford watches Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant of the Coast Guard speak on her acts of service during the State of the Coast Guard Address from Nassau, Bahamas, Feb. 20, 2020. Ford was... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Ford is pinned during
Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Ford is pinned during her meritorious advancement ceremony to Petty Officer 1st Class at Nassau, Bahamas, Feb. 20, 2020. Ford was meritoriously advanced in partly due to her signif... More
A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) Over the Horizon
A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) Over the Horizon boat crew approaches a 72-foot motor vessel approximately 46 miles northeast of Panama, June 8, 2020. The Coast Guard and partner agencies interdicted a... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) crew stands
The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC-617) crew stands amongst 6,800 pounds of interdicted cocaine at Port Everglades, Florida, June 23, 2020. The cutter Vigilant crew seized a total of 122 bales of cocaine, Ju... More
Pictured is The Coast Guard Cutter Appleby (WLM-556)
Pictured is The Coast Guard Cutter Appleby (WLM-556) crew underway near Port Everglades, Florida, Aug. 4, 2020. The cutter Joshua Appleby tended to three aids to navigation near Port Everglades after Hurricane ... More
Two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol surface asset crews
Two U.S. Customs and Border Patrol surface asset crews interdict a 25-foot pleasure craft with 16 migrants and one suspected smuggler aboard Aug. 12, 2020 approximately 14 miles east of Haulover Inlet, Florida.... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Ayers
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Ayers guards approximately 11,500 pounds of interdicted cocaine and approximately 17,000 pounds of interdicted marijuana, Aug. 27, 2020, Port Everglades, Florida. Th... More
A Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Fort Lauderdale
A Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Fort Lauderdale crewmember conducts maintenance on a dayboard at Port Everglades, Florida, Dec. 4, 2020. The ANT team conducted climb training at Port Everglades to certify... More
The newly commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan
The newly commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan (WPC-1135) crew underway near Miami, Florida, Sept. 20, 2019. Angela McShan, the cutter’s namesake, was the first African-American woman to be promoted to... More
Members of the Coast Guard welcome members of the Caribbean
Members of the Coast Guard welcome members of the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative to Station Miami Beach, Florida Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. An initiative was launched by the State Department in 2010, the CB... More
Hurricane Harvey survivors wait to be relocated by
Hurricane Harvey survivors wait to be relocated by Coast Guard and Air Force aircraft crews in Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. The Coast Guard is working closely with federal, state and local agencies to assist... More
A Coast Guardsman rests following his Hurricane Irma
A Coast Guardsman rests following his Hurricane Irma response watch at Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Sept. 10, 2017. While the air station is running on emergency generators, and power is limited, watchstander... More
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, representative of Florida’s
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, representative of Florida’s 25th District, follows Coast Guard Capt. Michael Platt, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Miami, to the HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft they wil... More
Running low on supplies and humanitarian aid items,
Running low on supplies and humanitarian aid items, crew from CGC Venturous compiled food from their personal stashes to donate in Ponce, PR, September 26th, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Secon... More