CGC BEAR IN GUINEA - US Coast Guard photo
MALABO, Guinea (July 10, 2005) Ensign Dewey Worker paints a classroom at a school in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. USCG photo by PA2 Andrew Shinn.
US COAST GUARD Bertholf outreach
Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Luna and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Kassbaum, crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf teach students at Alak School in Wainwright, Alaska, about the effects of cold water ... More
Painting a retention wall, US Coast Guard Photo
ISKRA, Bulgaria - Chief Petty Officer Barry Insley, of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas, pours a cup of paint to paint a retention wall at the Saint Ekaterina Orphanage Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Twenty-two peopl... More
Community relations project, US Coast Guard Photo
DAKAR, Senegal (July 29, 2011) Coast Guard Ensigns Margerite Collins (LEFT) and Krysta Rhode reload paint rollers during a community relations project at a middle school in Dakar, Senegal, Dakar, where the crew... More
United States Coast Guard photo - Spring break
Twenty-three U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets, representing each of the four classes, spent their spring break, March 8-15, volunteering at an orphanage in Trujillo, Peru. The cadets cleared a large portion of ... More
CGC Boutwell Night Bakers, US Coast Guard Photo
(April 11, 2008) ONBOARD THE USCGC BOUTWELL - Petty Officer 3rd Class Errol Vanzie and Seaman Shannon C. Hester, from the CGC Boutwell, prepare baked goods for the following workday during the Boutwell's easter... More
Repairing Aids to Navigation by Elisse Goldstein
Coast Guardsmen work to repair a buoy.
Inspection of a merchant ship by Gil Cohen
The Revenue Cutter Morris prepares to board the passenger ship Benjamin Adams on July 16, 1861. The vessel was carrying 650 Scottish and Irish immigrants from Liverpool to New York. In an era of rapidly incre... More
Hall PH-2 Flying Lifeboat,1936 by Gerard Provenza
Beginning in 1934, the Coast Guard began using a specially designed "flying lifeboat" -- equipped with specialized equipment and capabilities for search and rescue duties and capable of operating up to 1,000 mi... More
Vought Kingfisher, Circa 1942, OS2U-3 by William Ellsworth
The Vought OS2U Kingfisher, a scout and observation floatplane, began service with the Navy beginning in August 1940. They were built using spot welding. The Coast Guard flew both the OS2U-2 and OS2U-3 models... More
Rokey aboard SPAR - US Coast Guard photo
Laura Rokey, a former Coast Guard SPAR, discusses her time in the Coast Guard with Lt. Cmdr. Michele Schallip, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, and female crewmembers during a visit to the ship whil... More
Rokey aboard SPAR - US Coast Guard photo
Ensign Paul Milliken, an officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, welcomes Laura Rokey, a former Coast Guard SPAR, and her family aboard the ship in Petersburg, Alaska, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. The women who ... More
USS General Gordon (AP-117), US Coast Guard Photo
Historical photo of the USS General Gordon. In World War II, the USS General Gordon was a U.S. Coast Guard-manned transport vessel that moved troops between the United States and ports in Europe and Africa. U... More
PBM-3 Circa 1943 by William Ellsworth
A PBM-3 amphibious airplane lifts off from the water. Public domain photograph of a bomber aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coast Guard Aircraft, Past and Present by Joseph Whitaker
(l-r, t-b) Loening OL-5 "Amphibious Biplane," 1926-35; experimental Curtis Flying Boat; Consolidated N4Y-1 "Biplane Trainer," 1932-45; Lockheed HC-130 "Hercules," 1959-present; Vultee SNV-1 "Valiant 54," 1940-4... More
PBY Catalina of the 1940s by John Needre
Public domain photograph of aircraft, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
USCGC Kickapoo, Vicksburg, Miss. by Trella Koczwara
Crewman working a nun buoy aboard the KICKAPOO. During WWII the KICKAPOO was classified as a buoy tender and given the hull number WAGL-56. She was assigned to Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, where she continued... More
Headed Home by Priscilla Messner-Patterson
The Coast Guard Cutter YOCONA, one of three Navy "Diver" class vessel, heads home after a patrol in the Pacific. Transferred from the Navy in 1946, YOCONA served until 1996. During its 50-year career, YOCONA ... More
The Bermuda Skyqueen Rescue by Keith Ferris
In October 1947 the Coast Guard Cutter BIBB rescued sixty-nine passengers from the crippled aircraft BERMUDA SKYQUEEN which was enroute from Ireland to Newfoundland. (Permission to reprint this work must be ob... More
Commander, 13th Coast Guard District muster roll
Muster roll for Commander, 13th Coast Guard District, Seattle, for February 1949.
Muster roll for Coast Guard moorings San Pedro
Muster roll for U.S. Coast Guard moorings San Pedro, Calif., January 1949.
Coast Guard Cutter Morris muster roll
Muster roll for Coast Guard Cutter Morris, May 2, 1949.
USCGC Polar Star, WAGB 10 by John Wisinski
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter POLAR STAR is one of two Polar Class icebreakers, which, at 399-feet long, are among the largest cutters operated by the Coast Guard. These cutters, specifically designed for open-water ... More
CGC POLAR STAR (WAGB 10), US Coast Guard Photo
Antarctic Ocean, Antartic (Feb. 13)--Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) breaks its way through ice. Since the late 1970s, these 400-foot mammoths of the Coast Guard fleet, based in Seattle, Wash., have bee... More
USCGC Point White Horn, WPB 82364 by Paul Ortlip
CGC POINT WHITE HORN patiently waits for a call to action at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Named for points of land, these cutters were constructed between 1960 and 1970. Twenty- six of them were transferred to... More
Boat fire 1971, by Charles White
Our helicopters often work from larger cutters on law enforcement and search & rescue missions.
Portrait of Master Chief Petty Officer Patricia Stolle
A 1974 graduation portrait of Master Chief Petty Officer Patricia Stolle as a petty officer 3rd class. In 1973 legislation passed ending the Coast Guard women's reserve and began integrating women into active d... More
Hillsboro Light by John Wisinski
A beautiful 1975 watercolor painting of the waves crashing on to the Hillsboro Light.
Polar Star Under the Northern Lights by Evelyn Peters
The CGC POLAR STAR, a 399 ft icebreaker, was built and commissioned in Seattle, WA, its current homeport, in 1976. It was designed as a state of the art Polar Class icebreaker in the world. The main mission of ... More
USCGC Morgenthau - US Coast Guard photo
The Coast Guard Cutter MORGENTHAU is named for Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury from 1934 to 1945 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. MORGENTHAU, commissioned in 1969, is part of the 378-foo... More
Alaska: Sitkinak Refuel by Elisse Goldstein
A Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk helicopter stops off for a refuel on the island of Sitkinak, Alaska. This is a small island just south of Kodiak, within sight of the village of Akhiok. Sitkinak is one of the Trin... More
USCGC Morgenthau, WHEC 722 by John Wisinski
The Coast Guard Cutter MORGENTHAU is named for Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury from 1934 to 1945 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. MORGENTHAU, commissioned in 1969, is part of the 378-foo... More
INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL, US Coast Guard Photo
(April 2) A iceberg floats in the North Atlantic as seen during a U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
HC-130 Hercules, US Coast Guard Photo
The HC-130 Hercules is a long-range surveillance and transport, fixed-wing aircraft that is used to perform search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine enviro... More
COAST GUARD CUTTER GASCONADE, US Coast Guard Photo
(Oct. 26)--Coast Guard Cutter Gasconade. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL, US Coast Guard Photo
(Dec. 8) A iceberg floats in the North Atlantic as seen during a U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
(Feb. 11)--Coast Guard buoydeck member chips ice away from buoy before replacing on station. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Fire, United States Coast Guard photo
(Apr. 8)--The Coast Guard works to put out a fire from oil that was ignited after a spill. U.S. Coast Guard
Fire, United States Coast Guard photo
(Apr. 8)--The Coast Guard works to put out a fire from oil that was ignited after a spill. U.S. Coast Guard
Fire, United States Coast Guard photo
(Apr. 8)--The Coast Guard works to put out a fire from oil that was ignited after a spill. U.S. Coast Guard
32-foot utility boat, US Coast Guard Photo
May 1 -- A Coast Guard 32 ft utility boat demonstrates its onboard firefighting techniques. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
SHIP DISASTER - US Coast Guard photo
(May 19)--Bow of ship sticks out of the water after sinking. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, US Coast Guard Photo
(Sep. 3)--Auxiliary members go over requirements and supplies with pleasure boaters during a courtesy marine examination. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
The Lifesavers by Arden von Dewitz
Search and Rescue is one of the Coast Guard's oldest missions. Minimizing the loss of life, injury, property damage or loss by rendering aid to persons in distress and property in the maritime environment has a... More
Ice-bound in Alaskan Wates by Florence Lonsford
HH-3F "Pelican" helicopters, like the one in the picture, were in service from 1968 to 1994. The Pelican is patrolling in Alaskan waters as a fishing vessel may be in possible need of assistance. These helico... More
USCG Helicopter, Gloucester, Mass. by Thomas O'Hara
HH-3F "Pelican" helicopters, like the one in the picture, were in service from 1968 to 1994. The helicopters were capable of landing on the water. Water landing rescues were not always possible, of course, so... More
Prinsendam Rescue by Walter Richards
In 1980, U.S. Coast Guard helicopters and cutters, assisted by the U.S. Air Force and the Canadian armed forces, rescued more than 500 passengers and crew from the cruise ship PRINSENDAM in the Gulf of Alaska.
Miss Michelle - US Coast Guard photo
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, a 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Gray's Harbor prepares to remove crewmen from a skiff after their fishing vessel, Miss Michelle, began taking on... More
Miss Michelle - US Coast Guard photo
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, a 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Gray's Harbor prepares to remove crewmen from a skiff after their fishing vessel, Miss Michelle, began taking on... More
Equipment - US Coast Guard photo
AT SEA (May 8, 2004)--An MK-75, 76mm Oto Melara gun mount on the bow onboard a U.S. Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, is ready to take aim against a variety of targets, on May 8, 2004. The gun is sleeker and q... More
Guardians of America by Mary McGlynn
The 378-foot High Endurance Cutter Dallas. The 378s are the largest cutters, aside from the three major Icebreakers, ever built for the Coast Guard. They are powered by diesel engines and gas turbines, and hav... More
Small boat - US Coast Guard photo
Feb. 5 -- Two Coast Guard smallboats underway. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
(July 23)--Buoy maintenance crewmember sands down buoy. USCG phott by GILLESPIE, TOM PA1
SEARCH AND RESCUE - US Coast Guard photo
(Sept. 5)--Illustration of survivor in raft with lit flare. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
SEARCH AND RESCUE - US Coast Guard photo
(Sept. 5)--Illustration of survivor in raft with lit flare. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - US Coast Guard photo
(Sept. 8)--A female boat coxswain patrols a shipyard area in a 41-foot patrol boat. U.S. COAST GUARD
Motor Buoy Ship at Burlington, Vermont by William Sturm
Built at the Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland, in 1944 and decommissioned in 1981, this Coast Guard 52-foot motor buoy ship now rests as a tourist attraction in Burlington, Vermont.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
(July 24)--Crewmembers from a Coast Guard buoytender pulls a buoy alongside to perform maintenance on it. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
(July 24)--Coast Guard buoytender drops buoy on station. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - US Coast Guard photo
(Dec. 8)--A Coast Guardsman peers through a pair of binoculars while on lookout duty. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
USS Intrepid Museum Mooring, 13 June 1982 by Everett Molinari
The former U.S. Navy aircraft carrier INTREPID moors in New York harbor as a Coast Guard HH-3F helicopter and Port Security boat approach it. The World Trade Center of Manhattan are seen in the background.
Haitian Boat Wreck, Highland Beach, Florida by Paul Ortlip
The Haitian vessel "Esperancia" breaking up on Highland Beach, FL, May 29, 1982, after an attempt to land Haitian refugees. A Coast Guard helicopter hovers above. This sketch was made on-scene, May 29, 1982.
Lt. Colleen Cain, USCG by Leonora Rae Smith
A portrait of a Coast Guard heroine - the first Coast Guard aviator killed in the line of duty. Lt Cain's helicopter crashed during a rescue mission off Hawaii, 1982.
COAST GUARD WITH OTHER SERVICES
A person helps to unload cargo. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PA1
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - US Coast Guard photo
(July 9)--A female lieutenent junior grade officer piers through a pair of binoculars while on operations duty. U.S. COAST GUARD
Surf Search by William T.C. Stevens
Two Coast Guard Surf Rescue Boats out of Station Tillamook Bay search for a lost swimmer off Neahkahnie Beach, Oregon, July 4, 1983.
USCGC Eagle by Carol Schmitz, US Coast Guard Photo
Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE passes up river in New York during a 1983 tall ship parade.
COAST GUARD PEOPLE - US Coast Guard photo
(Feb. 8)--A female coxswain make a radio call back to he station while on patrol. U.S. COAST GUARD
DRUG ENFORCEMENT - US Coast Guard photo
(April 6) -- Bales of marijuana seized during a Coast Guard boarding. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
DRUG ENFORCEMENT - US Coast Guard photo
(July 2) -- A member of a Coast Guard boarding team stands watch over suspected drug traffickers. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
DRUG ENFORCEMENT - US Coast Guard photo
(Nov. 1)--Bails of marijuana seized in a boarding of a motor vessel. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO.
41-foot utility boat, US Coast Guard Photo
(Nov. 1)--41 ft utility boat. USCG photo by SYNDER, JERRY PA1
COAST GUARD WITH OTHER SERVICES (FOR RLEASE)
(Dec. 1) Coast Guard smallboats patrol alongside a submarine. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
HC-130 Hercules, US Coast Guard Photo
The HC-130 Hercules is a long-range surveillance and transport, fixed-wing aircraft that is used to perform search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine enviro... More
Buoys, United States Coast Guard photo
(July 20)--A set of inland coast buoys. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PAC
Buoys, United States Coast Guard photo
(July 20)--A set of inland coast buoys. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PAC
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
(July 20)--A set of inland coast buoys. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PAC
Fire - Unites States Coast Guard Photo
(Jan. 8)--Firefighters keep the water flowing on a burning tankers as workers onboard work feverishly to shut off valves to prevent the fire from spreading. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
Fire - Unites States Coast Guard Photo
(Jan. 8)--Firefighters keep the water flowing on a burning tanker. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
HU-25 FALCON - US Coast Guard photo
(May 3)--The Coast Guard's HU-25 Falcon aircraft. USCG photo by MILLER, DALE
INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL, US Coast Guard Photo
(May 5) An ice shelf somewhere in North Atlantic as seen during a U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
COAST GUARD WITH OTHER SERVICES
(Nov. 2) A Coast Guardsman trains with members of the Trinidad government. USCG photo by SYNDER, JEROME PA2
COAST GUARD WITH OTHER SERVICES
(Nov. 3) A U.S. Coast Guardsman trains with members from the Grenada Coast Guard. USCG photo by SYNDER, JEROME PA2
COAST GUARD WITH OTHER SERVICES
(Nov. 4) A Coast Guardsman trains members of the St. Lucia border guard. USCG photo by SYNDER, JEROME, PA2
HU-25 FALCON - US Coast Guard photo
(Mar 1)--The Coast Guard's HU-25 Falcon aircraft. USCG photo by GILLESPIE, TOM PAC
30 foot motor surfboat, US Coast Guard Photo
May 4 -- A Coast Guard 30 ft motor surfboat underway. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
DRUG ENFORCEMENT - US Coast Guard photo
(May 1) - A member of a Coast Guard boarding team searches for illegal drugs. USCG photo by SNYDER, JERRY CWO.
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
(May 8)--Changing batteries and lights are normal maintenance to the thousands of aids maintained by the Coast Guard. There are two types of towers, Guyed skeleton which supports equipment on ... More
DRUG ENFORCEMENT - US Coast Guard photo
(June 1) - A member of a Coast Guard boarding team placing a man under arrest for drug smuggling. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO.
DRUG ENFORCEMENT - US Coast Guard photo
(Apr. 1) -- The U.S. Coast Guard work with U.S. Customs during a boarding of a vessel suspected of drug smuggling. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
Gastineauv Channel, AK (Apr. 4)--Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry (WLI 65401) secures buoy in Gastineav Channel. U.S. COAST GUARD
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
Gastineauv Channel, AK (Apr. 15)--Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry (WLI 65401) releases buoy in Gastineav Channel. U.S. COAST GUARD
AIDS TO NAVIGATION - US Coast Guard photo
Gastineauv Channel, AK (Apr. 15)--Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry (WLI 65401) releases buoy in Gastineav Channel. U.S. COAST GUARD
SEARCH AND RESCUE - US Coast Guard photo
(June 2)--Child rescue victim is passed over from one Coast Guard person to another. USCG photo by SYNDER, JERRY PA1
COAST GUARD BARQUE EAGLE, US Coast Guard Photo
(Aug. 09)--Crewmembers heave on lines that set sails aboard the Coast Guard Barque Eagle. USCG photo by JENNINGS, FRANK PA2
COAST GUARD BARQUE EAGLE, US Coast Guard Photo
(Aug. 09)--Crewman check heading on compass aboard the Coast Guard Barque Eagle. USCG photo by JENNINGS, FRANK PA2
COAST GUARD BARQUE EAGLE, US Coast Guard Photo
(Aug. 09)--Figurehead of the Coast Guard Barque Eagle. USCG photo by JENNINGS, FRANK PA2
Coast Guard People - Public domain dedication image
(Aug. 09)--Crewman plot course heading while on duty aboard the Coast Guard Barque Eagle. JENNINGS, FRANK PA2
DRUG ENFORCEMENT - US Coast Guard photo
(Oct. 1) - A member of a Coast Guard boarding team places a man under arrest for drug smuggling. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO.