Dr. Robert M. Browning, Jr., Chief of the U.S. Coast
Dr. Robert M. Browning, Jr., Chief of the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, and Daniel J. Basta, Director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,... More
Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti, commander of the 5th Coast
Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti, commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, presents a Silver Lifesaving Medal to Claud Whitehurst on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Va., to commemorate the 113th annivers... More
U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr., R-N.C., and Coast Guard
U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr., R-N.C., and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th Coast Guard District, discuss details of the Feb. 9, 1905, rescue of the six-man crew from the schooner Sarah D.... More
US Fish and Wildlife Service
JEFFERSON PARISH, La.--Kayla DiBenedetto of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service carries an oiled pelican from a nesting area in Barataria Bay to a waiting boat, Saturday, June 5, 2010. The pelican was transporte... More
Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill
Workboats depart from the dock at Forward Operating Base Cocodrie, La., to service absorbent and containment boom on June 9, 2010. Crews of contractors work 12-hour days to move, exchange and add new absorbent ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Contractors remove oiled absorbent boom from the edge of marsh grass in Bay Bourbeux June 10, 2010. Crews of contractors work 12-hour days to move, exchange and add new absorbent boom to prevent and to mitigate... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Soultz observes the work of contractors maintaining oil containment boom in Bay Bourbeux, La., on June 12, 2010. Assigned to Forward Operating Base Cocodrie, La., Soult... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Contractors haul in oil containment boom in Bay Bourbeux, La., to re-deploy it June 12, 2010. Crews such as this one work 12-hour days maintaining, re-positioning and deploying boom to prevent the spread of oil... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Many Vega repairs damaged containment boom at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010, using scraps of vinyl to patch up cuts and tears. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Uni... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Petty Officer 3rd Class Mike Kelleher briefs the weather for Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, June 26, 2010, at Branch Terrebonne Parish, a forward operating base, part of the Unified Command's response to ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Martin Fenandez, Jr., rinses off containment boom at the decontamination area at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unified Command fo... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
A parade of small boats leaves from Branch Terrebonne Parish to begin work on booming operations in Terrebonne Bay, La., on the morning of Saturday, July 26, 2010. The vessels assigned to position and maintain ... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor John Richard inspects containment boom for signs of damage at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unified Command forward operating bas... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Kalob Denton uses a forklift to move a pallet of containment boom anchors from a flatbed truck to a storage site in Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Par... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractors move containment boom from a drying area to an inspection area at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unified Command forward operatin... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
BP contractor Cartel Carter conducts a pierside safety briefing on the proper storage of fire extinguishers for a group of fellow contractors at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, June 26, 2010. Safety... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Workboats return to Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on Saturday, July 26, 2010, after a ten-hour day on the water deploying and maintaining boom in Terrebonne Bay, La. Branch Terrebonne Parish is one of 17 Unifi... More
Oil spill response, US Coast Guard Photo
Contractors move bags of snare boom from a low-lying area at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., into a container for temporary relocation on Monday, June 28, 2010, in anticipation of high water at the staging area.... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup
Contractors load skimmer hoses from a low-lying area at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., onto a truck for temporary relocation due to high water at the staging area on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Equipment vulnerable... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup
Water creeps into low-lying areas of Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., during high tide on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Equipment vulnerable to being washed away was temporarily relocated because of a tide that was a f... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup
A workboat pulls hard boom across a pass between marsh grass in Lake Barre, La., as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Alex darken the sky on the morning of Tuesday, June 29, 2010. With inclement weather from th... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup
Contractors work quickly to deploy an anchor for hard boom that they stretched across a pass between marsh grass in Lake Barre, La., as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Alex darken the sky on the morning of Tu... More
Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup
A commercial shrimp boat armed with boom leaves from Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., to search for a reported patch of oil as the outer bands of Tropical Storm Alex darken the sky on the morning of Tuesday, June... More
Deepwater Horizon spill cleanup
A contractor signals his driver as he launches his jon boat at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on the morning of Thursday, July 1, 2010. After two days of limited boat operations due to severe weather and floodi... More
Deepwater Horizon spill cleanup
Contractors load containment boom aboard a workboat at Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on the morning of Thursday, July 1, 2010. After two days of limited boat operations due to severe weather and flooding and a... More
Deepwater Horizon spill cleanup
A skimmer departs from Branch Terrebonne Parish, La., on the morning of Thursday, July 1, 2010, as contractors erect lights and stack bags of absorbent boom at the staging area. Severe weather and flooding nece... More
Dog Handler with Children, Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Boyle introduces "Chief" Dusty, a retired Coast Guard explosives detetction dog, to members of the public at the Show of Pride at the Virginia Beach Convention C... More
Sector NC Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
WILMINGTON, N.C.-Coast Guard Fifth District Commander Rear Adm. William Dean Lee explains the capabilities of the Sector North Carolina command center to Wilmington Mayor Bill Saffo and U.S. Representative Mike... More
Coxswain of the Year - Public domain photogrpaph
CAPE CHARLES, Va.-Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class James Ballard sits at the helm of a 41-foot motor lifeboat at Coast Guard Station Cape Charles June 3, 2011, after being awarded the Cmdr. Ray Evans Oustand... More
Coxswain of the Year, US Coast Guard Photo
CAPE CHARLES, Va.-Coast Guard Cmdr. Heather Hanson presents Petty Officer 1st Class James Ballard with the Cmdr. Ray Evans Oustanding Coxswain Trophy June 3, 2011, at Coast Guard Station Cape Charles. The award... More
Coxswain of the Year, US Coast Guard Photo
CAPE CHARLES, Va.-Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class James Ballard (center) displays his Cmdr. Ray Evans Oustanding Coxswain Trophy June 3, 2011, at Coast Guard Station Cape Charles after being presented with ... More
Portsmouth CG City Celebration PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA
PORTSMOUTH, Va.-Coast Gaurd Rear Adm. William "Dean" Lee, left, Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker and Cmdr. Nevada Smith study a photograph at the "Coast Guard Art and Aviation" exhibit at the Skipjack Nautical Wares ... More
Colonial Pipeline PREPEX PORTSMOUTH VIRGINIA
PORTSMOUTH, Va.--Members of the Newport News, Va., Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard deploy containment boom on the James River near Surry County on September 19, 2012, as part of the 2012 Colonial Pipel... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti inspects an honor
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti inspects an honor platoon from the Fifth Coast Guard District during the District's change of command ceremony, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Portsmouth, Va. Rear Adm. Step... More
Retired Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Clemon
Retired Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Clemon Terrell receives his anchors from Master Chief Petty Officer Clinton Self during a ceremony promoting Terrell to honorary Chief Petty Officer, Tuesday, Dec. 16... More
Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti, commander of the 5th Coast
Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti, commander of the 5th Coast Guard District, joins the descendants of George Washington Whitehurst following a ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Va., to commemorat... More
Dr. Robert M. Browning Jr., chief of the U.S. Coast
Dr. Robert M. Browning Jr., chief of the U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, and Daniel J. Basta, director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th Coast Guard District, explains the significance of the Coast Guard’s Gold Lifesaving Medal to an audience at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Ce... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck commends the
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Stephen P. Metruck commends the accomplishments of Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti's last two years as commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District at the District's change of command ceremony, W... More
Honorary Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Clemon Terrell
Honorary Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Clemon Terrell and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Steven Cantrell celebrate the former’s promotion during a ceremony Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, in Burlington... More
Retired U.S. Life-Saving Serviceman and U.S. Coast
Retired U.S. Life-Saving Serviceman and U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Ira Lewis shares stories of patrolling beaches during World War II with Coast Guard Lt. j.g. William O’Connor and Chief Warran... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti reviews the highlights
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Steven H. Ratti reviews the highlights of his 36-year Coast Guard career during the Fifth Coast Guard District's change of command and his own retirement ceremony, Wednesday, April 30, 201... More
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Steven
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Steven Cantrell reads a letter from Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft congratulating Clemon Terrell on his promotion to Honorary Coast Guard Chief Petty O... More
Clemon Terrell recalls the highlights of his 20-year
Clemon Terrell recalls the highlights of his 20-year career in the Coast Guard during a ceremony promoting him to Honorary Chief Petty Officer on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, in Burlington, N.C. Terrell, a Burlingto... More