SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A Coast Guard helicopter crewman is squeezed amongst food rations provided by the U.S. government to assist the people of the Dominican Republic. Tropical Storm Noel ravaged More
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Coast Guard crews drop off food to residents of San Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Republic. Severe flooding and mudslides caused by Tropical Storm Noel has isolated the city. More More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan White from Air Station Miami carries a sick child off of a helicopter from Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico. The child was suffering from acute appendicitis and was ai More
Coast Guard crews offload a pregnant woman that was suffering from severe dehydration. The helicopter crew airlifted the woman from the mountain city of San Jose De Ocoa, Dominican Republic. The Coast Guard has More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Coast Guard pollution investigator reviews a sample taken during a sounding aboard the container vessel Seaboard Rio Haina after an unknown amount of fuel oil and water over flowed from o More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Coast Guard pollution investigator inspects an oil barrel aboard the container vessel Seaboard Rio Haina after an unknown amount of fuel oil and water over flowed from one of its ballast More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A member of the Coast Guard boat crew talks with two migrants that were rescued at the mouth of the St. Johns River, Fla. The two migrants were apparently stowaways aboard the barge Chicago More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. Marshals take Derron Williams, 29, of Atlanta off a Coast Guard 47-foot motor life boat at Coast Guard Station Mayport, Fla., after Marshals and agents from the Coast Guard Investigati More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - President George W. Bush addresses port workers at the Port of Jacksonville's Blount Island Terminal. The President addressed the vitality and importance of the Jacksonville's ports in free More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Montgomery helps pin point the magnetic bearing of contacts while on watch aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant from Port Canaveral. Montgomery was participating in a shakedown o More
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Petty Officer 1st Class Marvin Lamb mans a 50-calibur machine gun aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant from Port Canaveral. Lamb was participating in a shakedown of the Cutter. The crew More
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Miller leads his fire fighting team into the machinery space aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant from Port Canaveral. Miller and his team are participati More
Seaman Chad Brown steers the 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant from Port Canaveral just off the Florida coast. Brown was participating in a shakedown of the Cutter. The crew is honing necessary shipboard ski More
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. - Chief Petty Officer David Kohn serves food to hungry crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant from Port Canaveral. Even though Kohn and his cooks were participating in a day of More
ORLANDO, Fla. - Stakeholders in the small vessel community listen to Rear Adm. James Watson, director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, More
ORLANDO, Fla. -Rear Adm. James Watson, director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, addresses boaters and government officials at the Sout More
ORLANDO, Fla. - Mr. Robert Gavin addresses small vessel stakeholders at the Southeastern Small Vessel Security Summit in Orlando Saturday. The purpose the summit is to seek guidance and feedback regarding secur More
ORLANDO, Fla.- Stakeholders in the small vessel community watch a video at the Southeastern Small Vessel Security Summit in Orlando Saturday. The purpose the summit is to seek guidance and feedback regarding se More
ORLANDO, Fla. Stakeholders in the small vessel community watch a video at the Southeastern Small Vessel Security Summit in Orlando Saturday. The purpose the summit is to seek guidance and feedback regarding sec More
ORLANDO, Fla. Rear Adm. James Watson, director of Prevention Policy for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, addresses boaters and government officials at the South More
ORLANDO, Fla.- Members of the Southeastern Small Vessel Security Panel addresses boaters and government officials at the Southeastern Small Vessel Security Summit in Orlando Saturday. The purpose the summit is More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Coast Guard rescue crew arrives back to Station Mayport, Fla., with three survivors from a vessel that capsized approximately eight-miles east of St. Augustine, Fla., May 11, 2008. Coast More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Tim Davis, 21, Bobby Jackson, 22, and Corey Kuzel, 22, all from Middleburg, Fla., step of a Coast Guard rescue boat from Station Mayport, Fla. The three men were rescued after their vessel More
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Don Davis hugs his son, Tim Davis, at Coast Guard Station Mayport, Fla. Tim and two of his friends were rescued by a Coast Guard rescue crew after their vessel capsized approximately eight- More
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Colonel Alvin A. Taylor with S.C. Department of Natural Resources speaks at a boating safety display with representatives from the Coast Guard, City of Charleston Police Department and Mount More
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Chief Gregory G. Mullen, the chief of City of Charleston Police Department, speaks at a boating safety display with representatives from the Coast Guard, S.C. Department of Natural Resources More
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Adm. Thad Allen, the commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks at a boating safety display with representatives from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, City of Charleston Police Department More
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Capt. Michael F. McAllister, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Charleston speaks at a boating safety display with representatives from the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Cit More
Chief Harry Sewell, the chief of Mount Pleasant Police Department, S.C., speaks at a boating safety display with representatives from the Coast Guard, S.C. Department of Natural Resources and City of Charleston More
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES BAHRAIN - Vice Adm. Brian Peterman, commanding officer of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, addresses the audience at a change of command ceremony for Coast Guard forces in the Middle East tod More
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES BAHRAIN - Vice Adm. Brian Peterman, Capt. Glenn Grahl and Capt. Matthew Bell bow their heads in prayer at a change of command ceremony today at 11 a.m. Bell relieved Grahl of command of More
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES BAHRAIN - Vice Adm. Brian Peterman, commanding officer of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, awards Capt. Glenn Grahl the Legion of Merit for superior service as the commanding officer of Coast More
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES BAHRAIN - Capt. Glenn Grahl, former commanding officer of Coast Guard Patrol Forces Southwest Asia, addresses the audience at a change of command ceremony for Coast Guard forces in the More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Recruits from companies S-185 and T-185 await to receive their colors from their Company Commanders as their company flags blow in the foreground. The companies retire their flags and are prese More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Seaman Recruit Edward Lovejoy of Recruit screams out his orders to the regiment at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. The recruits receive their orders to their next duty station in their si More
CAPE MAY; N.J. - Recruits from company S-185 receive their colors from their Company Commanders in their sixth week of training. The companies retire their company flags; which are plain white; and are presente More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard recruits from company R-185 listen intently as Capt. Bill Kelly, commanding officer of Training Center Cape May, reads their advancement orders. R-185's gradation ceremony was the f More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - A newly advanced member of the Coast Guard greets family and friends following eight weeks of training and his graduation ceremony. The graduation ceremony for the new Coast Guardsmen was held More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard recruits from company R-185 sound off prior to being advanced as the newest members of the Service. R-185 is the first company to graduate off base in the unit's history (U.S. Coast More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class John Steward of Jacksonville, Fla., poses for a photo aboard Cutter Vigorous homeported at Training Center Cape May. Steward will be recognized as the C More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class John Steward of Jacksonville, Fla., poses for a photo in the Sick Bay aboard Cutter Vigorous homeported at Training Center Cape May. Steward will be rec More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class John Stewart of Jacksonville, Fla., accepts the award as the Coast Guard's Independent Duty Health Services Technician of the Year in a ceremony aboard More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Hunter Brown plays with friends and staff at the Child Development Center aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in the infant class Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The majority of the children h More
003: CAPE MAY, N.J. - Frankie Smith eats lunch with classmates and staff at the Child Development Center aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The majority of the children have mi More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - A Coast Guard recruit from Delta Company 186 conducts manual of arms aboard Training Center Cape May Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The recruits learn manual of arms as part of their military basic t More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard recruits from Charlie Company 186 conduct abandon ship drills Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, aboard Training Center Cape May. The drills test the recruits' physical ability, their capacit More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Children at the Child Development Center aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May take a break from playing on a touch responsive whiteboard to pose for a photo. The majority of the children More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Fred Chase, 26, of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, accepts the award for Coast Guard Training Center Cape May's Enlisted Person of the Year for 2011. Chase was recognized for More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Capt. Bill Kelly, commanding officer of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, delivers the 2011 State of the Training Center Address Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at 9 a.m. The State of the Training More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - The crew of Coast Guard Station Cape May conducts small boat tactics training aboard the unit's 25-foot Response Boat - Small off the coast of Wildwood, March 6, 2012. With two 225-horsepower o More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - The crew of Coast Guard Station Cape May conducts small boat training tactics aboard the unit's new 45-foot Response Boat - Medium off the coast of Wildwood, March 6, 2012. The RB-M replaces th More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Cory Schock practices self-defense with a member of Coast Guard Station Cape May while his mom, Petty Officer 1st Class Dayna Schock, looks on April 26, 2012. The Coast Guard hosted more than 3 More
CAPE MAY N.J. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Katherine Waters and her daughter, Alicia, watch a display at the Coast Guard Fire Department aboard Training Center Cape May April 26, 2012. The Coast Guard hosted more More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Greyson Eastman, 4, pretends to drive a Coast Guard fire truck at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May April 26, 2012. The Coast Guard hosted more than 30 military children here as part of Take More
Donna Croskey from Southern Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross the hands out certificates and recruit quotas to volunteers as part of Operation Fireside. Since 1981, Operation Fireside has placed thousands More
Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Miller, a chaplain aboard Training Center Cape May, pairs recruits with families along with the help of company commanders as part of Operation Fireside. Since 1981, Operation Fireside has place More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Aulph of Training Center Cape May, N.J., picks out a tree as part of the Trees for Troops program. Aulph is a basic training company commander and More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Petty Offcer 2nd Margarito Gonzales and Seaman Quincy Vanvleck from the Coast Guard Cutter Finback homeported at Training Center Cape May carry off free Christmas trees as part of Trees for Tro More
Petty Officer 1st Class Monica Speece, a company commander aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, checks the safety gear of a recruit prior to entering the pugil stick pit. Coast Guard company commanders More
Coast Guard recruits participate in a pugil stick bout. Company commanders use pugil sticks to build self-confidence in recruits during physical altercations and prepare them for later self-defense training. Co More
A Coast Guard recruit prepares to jump from a platform in to the pool below and begin his swim assessment aboard Training Center Cape May. All recruits are required to pass their swim assessment prior to gradua More
Coast Guard company commanders use pugil sticks to build self-confidence in recruits during physical altercations and prepare them for later self-defense training. (USCG Photo/CWO Donnie Brzuska)
Coast Guard recruits man a fire hose during firefighting training aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. The recruits are taught basic firefighting skills, so they can function as part of a shipboard fire More
A Coast Guard recruit has his head shaved as part of his basic training aboard Training Center Cape May. All male recruits have their heads shaved in order to ensure uniformity and alignment with Coast Guard un More
A Coast Guard company commander instructs new recruits after their arrival to Training Center Cape May. The new recruits require intense conditioning and increased attention in order to ensure military discipli More
A Coast Guard recruit presents a square knot for inspection during seamanship training aboard Coast Guard Training Center Cape May. The recruits must learn a variety of knots and seamanship skills including hel More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - A Coast Guard recruit fires a .40-caliber handgun at the range simulator aboard Training Center Cape May. The recruits use modified handguns in order to familiarize themselves and qualify on th More
Coast Guard recruits conduct a form of piece incentive training aboard Training Center Cape May called sniper position, which requires the recruits to sight in on their pieces for extended periods of time. The More
Coast Guard recruits conduct piece incentive training aboard Training Center Cape May. The pieces are disabled M1 rifles that are used by the recruits to conduct manual of arms, and they used by company command More
Capt. Bob McKenna, commanding officer of Coast Guard Community Services Command, met with the crew of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May to discuss the new Coast Guard Marketplace scheduled to open aboard the More
Cmdr. Lee Petty, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable, stands in front of his aging cutter. Petty relies on Pier 3 as a maintenance and repair platform for his ship, which is due for a major pier More
The Coast Guard Cutter Dependable is moored alongside Pier 3 across from a construction barge, which is driving 27 steel pilings to be used as mooring points for the Coast Guard Cutters Dependable and Vigorous. More
Cmdr. Corey Bonheim, Training Center Cape May's facility engineer, stands in front of one of 24 steel pilings at Pier 3, which will be the new mooring points for the Coast Guard Cutters Dependable and Vigorous. More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard recruits from Bravo Company 186 conduct incentive training in their Squad Bay late Jan. 5, 2012, Training Center Cape May. Company commanders use incentive training as a form of mot More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Cory Wadley, a company commander at Training Center Cape May, has recruits from Alpha Company 186 reads page 212, 'Good Order and Discipline,' from the Coast Gua More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Tanya LaFrance, a company commander at Training Center Cape May, leads recruits from Bravo Company 186 through incentive training in their Squad Bay late Jan More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - A Coast Guard recruit from Alpha Company 186 reads page 212, 'Good Order and Discipline,' from the Coast Guardsman's Manual during incentive training at Training Center Cape May Jan. 5, 2012. More
CAPE MAY, N.J. - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Trisha Ortiz, a company commander at Training Center Cape May, leads recruits through manual of arms training Jan. 5, 2012. Manual of arms is uniform, close More
Coast Guard recruits at Training Center Cape May complete the unit's confidence course Jan. 7, 2012, which is aimed at pushing the recruits outside of their comfort zone and instilling a since of confidence. He More
Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Garza, a company commander aboard Training Center Cape May, leads Delta Company through manual of arms training here Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. The recruits learn manual of arms as More