Recruits from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May wait to be assigned their family as part of Operation Fireside. Since 1981, Operation Fireside has placed thousands of recruits with South Jersey families duri More
A recruit checks his Facebook account during his visit to a host family's house during Operation Fireside. Since 1981, Operation Fireside has placed thousands of recruits with South Jersey families during the h More
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Nov.11, 2002)--Petty Officer 2nd Class Greg Stewart, 29, of Virgina Beach, Va. proudly holds the American flag in the center of Ericsson Stadium. Stewart and five other members of Ai More
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Nov.11, 2002)--Petty Officer 3rd Class Nick Osborne, 21, of Winston Salem, N.C. from Air Station Elizabeth City holds the end of the 35-foot long National Ensign used in the Carolina More
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Nov.11, 2002)--Petty Officer A.J. Zahorski, 26, of Weyerhaeuser, Wis. vigilantly clutches on to the large National Ensign's field of blue during the Carolina Panther's Veteran's Day T More
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--The cutter Knight Island is loaded onto the BBC Spain, as the cutter Belgua, an 87-foot patrol boat out of Portsmouth, Va., patrols in the background. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--The crew of the Adak writes the unofficial battle cry of Operation Enduring freedom, "Let's Roll," on their boat davit. Todd Beamer of Cranbury, N.J., uttered those last defiant w More
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--Last but not least the Coast Guard Cutters Wrangell, is loaded on to the Motor Vessel Industrial Challenger on its way to support Operation Enduring Freedom. USCG photo by PA3 Do More
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--The Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell, sits pier side as the cutter Baranoff is loaded. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--The Coast Guard Cutter Grand Isle is being loaded onto the BBC Spain for a trip to the Persian Gulf in support of Enduring Freedom. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--The view from the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Aquidneck shortly before it is to be loaded on to the Motor Vessel Industrial Challenger at the Norfolk international Terminal. T More
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--The Coast Guard Cutter Grand Isle was loaded aboard the Motor Vessel BBC Spain Feb. 19, 2003 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--The Coast Guard Cutters Wrangell, Baranoff, Aquidneck and Adak loaded on board the Industrial Challenger awaiting their long journey to their next mission - Operation Enduring Free More
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--A crewman from the Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell ties onto uncertainty. As the Wrangell pulls up to Norfolk International Terminal's Pier 1. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 19, 2003)--Cutters Adak and Aquidneck onboard the Motor Vessel Industrial Challenger waiting for the Wrangell and Baranoff, so they can head on to their next mission. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
MOBILE, AL (April 18, 2003) -- Petty Officer Second Class Jason Rutledge from MSST 91102 poses with his dog Bumper. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 21, 2003)--Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O' Hara salutes Vice Adm. James Hull , while the commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thomas H. Collins, looks on at the Coast Guard District Five Change More
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 21, 2003)--Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thomas H. Collins, speaking at the District Five Change of Command. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 21, 2003)--Vice Adm. James Hull speaking at the Coast Guard Fifth District change of command. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 21, 2003)--Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara speaking at the Fifth Coast Guard District change of Command USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (April 22, 2003)--A crewmen from Station Potsmouth, Va., lights off a day time signaling flare, while awaiting for a HH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C. The two units were particap More
NORFOLK, Va. (April 22, 2003)--A Coast Guard rescue swimmer jumps from a HH-60 Jayhawk at a search and rescue demonstration in Norfolk, Va., at the Azalea Festival. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (April 22, 2003)--An HH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., lowers a crewmember to a waiting 41-footer from Station Portsmouth, Va., during a Search and rescue demonstration at the Az More
NORFOLK, Va. (May 7, 2003)--Members of Port Security Unit 305 returned to the United States May 7 from being deployed to U.S. European Command as part of the Global War on terrorism. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
NORFOLK, Va. (May 7, 2003)--Port Security Unit 305 loads up their bus after their return to the United States following a three-month deployment under the U.S. European Command as part of the global war on terr More
NORFOLK, Va. (June 5, 2003)--Behind fences and barbed wire, the personnel of the Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va., track and monitor all vessel traffic on the Ches More
NORFOLK, Va. (June 5, 2003)--The sun beams around the Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC) on Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va. The JHOC is a monitoring station for all vessel traffic in the Chesapeake Ba More
NORFOLK, VA. (June 11)--Chief Warrent Officer George Fulenwider from the CGC Dallas hugs his family after a four-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. USCG photo by P More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (June 14, 2003)--Petty Officer 2nd Class Norm Johnson and his wife Sandy embrace June 14 in Charleston, S.C., for the first time since the Coast Guard Cutter Dallas left. USCG photo by PA3 Don More
COVE POINT, Maryland (July 25, 2003)--The Coast Guard provides a security zone for the first shipment of liquified natural gas to Cove Point, Md., in 23 years. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska
GITMO, Cuba (july 19, 2004) -- MK3 John Mitchell stands by a M60 machine gun on one MSST 91110's port security boats during a patrol of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of Joint Task Force Guantanmo. USCG photo by More
GITMO, Cuba (july 19, 2004) -- A boat crew from MSST 91110 escort the Cutter Forward out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of a 24-hour security presence the MSST is providing on the waters of Guantanamo Bay. US More
GITMO, Cuba (july 19, 2004) -- Coxwain BM2 David Krikrian, engineer MK3 Thomas Davis and boat crewmen BM3 John Mitchell from MSST 91110 patrol the waters of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of 24-hour waterside se More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavino Ortiz, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodney Starling search the cargo hold of a smuggling go-fast that contained 58 More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Fireman Rees Evans searchs a suspected drug smuggler before transfering him to the Coast Guard cutter Gallatin. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Crewmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin spray down a burning go fast that was destroyed as a hazard to navigation. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004)Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavino Ortiz, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodney Starling on the bow of a high-speed Over-the-Horizon small boat approach More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Firemen Rees Evans, Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton Williams and Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavino Ortiz transport four suspected drug smugglers from their high-speed boat laden with c More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske and Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodney Starling approach four suspect smugglers on a 40-foot smuggling go fast with guns drawn. 4,400 pounds of cocain More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske prepares to remove a suspected smuggler from a sinking smuggling go fast boat. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Crewmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin are raised from the Caribbean waters in their moter surf boat. It took two of Gallatin's small boats to safely offload all of the cocain More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Murphy readies his .50-calibur precision rifle for his next mission after shooting out the engines of a fleeing go fast in the Caribbean Sea.USCG photo More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Seaman Christian Rivera from the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin calls for a Coast Guard medical technician to tend to a suspected smuggler conplaining of stomach pains. USCG photo by P More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) This suspected "go-fast" vessel was spotted in a known drug transit zone in the Caribbean Sea by one of the Coast Guard's armed helicopters called the MH-68 Stingray. This Stingray More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004)A smuggling go fast burns after it is destroyed by the crew of the Coast Guard Gallatin as a hazard to navigation. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Coast Guard crews tranfered an estimated two tons of cocaine from a suspect drug smuggling vessel. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 1st Class John Murphy checks the clip on his .50-calibur precision rifle, which he used only hours earlier to shoot out the engines of a fleeing go fast. USCG photo by More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske removes bales of cocaine from the cargo hold of a suspected go fast. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavino Ortiz, Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Rodney Starling question a suspected smuggler on a 40-foot smuggling go-fast la More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) A Coast Guard boarding team from the cutter Gallatin searchs a suspected "go-fast" vessel after the suspect drug smugglers attempted to scuttle the nearly $34,000,000 worth of cocai More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Howell offloads an over 50 pound bale of cocaine off the cutter Gallatin's small boat. In all, the cutter Gallatin seized an estimate 4,000 pounds of More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavino Ortiz and Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske question four suspect smugglers while Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew McKenzie looks on. USCG photo by PA More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavino Ortiz and Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske remove bales of cocaine from the cargo hold of a suspected go fast. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Manske questions two suspected smugglers while an armed Coast Guard helicopter that stopped the go fast with a precision .50-calibur rifle patrols in the More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) Petty Officer 2nd Class Buddy Hinkle on loads a bale of cocaine from a smuggling go fast. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) After the suspects and drugs were removed, this was the view from the barrel of a .50-calibur machine gun after gunners from the Coat Guard Cutter Gallatin shot 250 rounds of amunit More
CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 2, 2004) A vessel that was found by the Coast Guard laden with drugs explodes into a ball of flames after being shot by gunners on the cutter Gallatin. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska.
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--A Coast Guard boarding team from the cutter Gallatin searches a suspected "go-fast" vessel after the suspect drug smugglers attempted to scuttle the nearly $34,000,000 worth of cocaine th More
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--A vessel that was found by the Coast Guard laden with drugs explodes into a ball of flames after being shot by gunners on the cutter Gallatin. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--Coast Guard crews transferred an estimated two tons of cocaine from a suspect drug smuggling vessel. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--Firemen Rees Evans, Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton Williams and Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavino Ortiz transport four suspected drug smugglers from their high-speed boat laden with cocaine More
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--A gunner in an MH-68 Stingray helicopter from the Helicopter Interdiction Squadron from Jacksonville, Fla., patrols a drug transit zone along side the Coast Guard cutter Gallatin from Cha More
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Howell offloads an over 50 pound bale of cocaine off the cutter Gallatin's small boat. In all, the cutter Gallatin seized an estimate 4,000 pounds of cocai More
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--Fireman Rees Evans searches a suspected drug smuggler before transferring him to the Coast Guard cutter Gallatin. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska
AT SEA (Oct. 4, 2004)--Nearly two tons of cocaine with a street value worth $34,000,000. USCG photo by PA2 Donnie Brzuska
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004) BM3 Richard Riemer prepares a drug testing kit after finding a strange white substance on the deck of a Panamanian flaged vessel. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea, (Sept. 20, 2004) A crewman from the Forward simulates putting out a fire in the ship's 110-degree engine room during a fire drill. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004) Lt. Troy Vest, the operations officer for the Forward, looks over crews identification and visas during a night-time boarding off the coast of Haiti. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004)Seaman Apprentice David King steers the Forward through 8 to 10 foot seas in the Caribbean Sea. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) MK3 Albert Legget and BM3 Alejandro Hernandez check the Blue Diamond's fishing nets for compliance to state and federal laws. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea, (Sept. 20, 2004) BM3 Richard Riemer tests the unidentified powdery white substance just below his hands in this photograph. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea, (Sept. 20, 2004) CWO2 David Cornelius and OS1 Kimberly Tutwiler check behind a bulkhead on a Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel spotted leaving Haiti. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004) Lt.Troy Vest, the operations officer for the Forward, misdiculiously logs each persons identity during a night-time boarding off the coast of Haiti. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004) Ensign Matthew Schibler searches the head of a ship leaving Port de Pe, Haiti, during a night-time boarding. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) BM3 Alejandro Hernandez sorts through the Blue Diamond's catch looking for any undersize fish during a boarding in Manasquan Inlet. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004) A helicopter tie-down team from the Forward prepare to run under the whirling blades of a dolphin helicopter during flight quarters. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004) DC1 Lance Manno checks guages on an engine watch in the Forward's engine room. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) MK3 Albert Leggett checks a fishing net aboard the Blue Diamond during a boarding at the mouth of the Manasquan Inlet. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) MK3 Albert Leggett from Station Manasquan Inlet, N.J., checks the Captain of the Blue Diamond's fishing permits during a boarding at the mouth of Manasquan Inlet. USCG photo by PA3 D More
Caribbean Sea, (Sept. 20, 2004) Lt. Junior Grade James Corbett and OS1 Kimberly Tutwiler lift the insulation on ballast tank during a counter-narcotics boarding for Operation Able Sentry. USCG photo by PA3 Donn More
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) BM3 Matthew Quick stands security watch over the crew of the Blue Diamond during a boarding off the New Jersey coast. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) MK3 Albert Leggett from Station Manasquan Inlet checks the captain of the Blue Diamond's fishing permit during a boarding off the Jersey Shore.USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004)BM3 Richard Riemer tests the unidentified powdery white substance on the deck just below his hands for cocaine during a night-time boarding off the coast of Haiti.USCG photo by PA3 More
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004)FS3 Robert Robinson hangs on while cooking burgers in heavy seas in the Caribbean Sea. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea, (Sept. 20, 2004) These main space fire drills a frequent aboard the Forward. Twice a month the whole crew's fire fighting skills are put to the test. Here, a crewman fights a mock fire next to th More
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004)A boarding team from the Forward positions itself to board a Bahamian flagged cargo ship. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea, (Sept. 20, 2004) A boarding team from the Cutter Forward look upon a Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel they are about to board. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) BM3 Matthew Quick from Station Manasquan Inlet stands security guard over the crew of the Baby Doll during a boarding off the Jersey Coast as part of a stepped up fisheries operation More
Caribbean Sea, (Sept. 20, 2004)BM3 Richard Riemer prepares a drug-testing kit after finding a unidentified powdery white substance on the deck of a Panamanian flagged cargo ship during a night-time boarding off More
New Jersey (Sept. 20, 2004) MK3 Albert Leggett checks the Blue Diamond's fishing net for compliance with state and federal laws. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.
Caribbean Sea (Sept. 20, 2004)Seaman Tony Sargis uses a manuvering board to calculate wind direction on the bridge of the cutter Forward. USCG photo by PA3 Donnie Brzuska.