Fireman Orlando Torres, crew member at Coast Guard
Fireman Orlando Torres, crew member at Coast Guard Station Sand Key, Fla., escorts a veteran while volunteering at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare Facility Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Coast Guard members vol... More
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge, a 154-foot Sentinel-class fast response cutter home-ported at Sector Miami, offload approximately 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholes... More
Coast Guard crewmembers from Air Station Clearwater
Coast Guard crewmembers from Air Station Clearwater and Sector St. Petersburg are shown at the Bob and Margaret Keelean Sallie House just after completing a playground build, Wednesday, March, 26, 2014. The Sal... More
Coast Guard Auxiliarist Marla Short, ombudsman at Coast
Coast Guard Auxiliarist Marla Short, ombudsman at Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, Fla., receives the Auxiliary Commendation Medal at the station, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. As the station's ombudsman, Short... More
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews fly over the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Sunday, March 30, 2014. The Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range he... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Grantham, an aviation
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Grantham, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., prepares for an interview with local media, Wednesday, April 4, 2014, at the station... More
Lt. Cmdr. Harlan Copeland, the reserve response section
Lt. Cmdr. Harlan Copeland, the reserve response section chief at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Lt. Sean Lott, an aviation material officer at Air Station Clearwater, and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Vaughn, a j... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Byron Cross, a rescue swimmer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Byron Cross, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, observes Kadin Parker, a recruit in the U.S. Navy Sea Cadets, as he prepares to enter the water during helic... More
Coast Guard receives new life-saving boat
A boat crew from Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, Florida, conducts training near the station on a new 29-foot Response Boat-Small II, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. The RB-S II will be replacing the 25-foot Respons... More
Seaman Apprentice Andres Rodriguez, a crew member aboard
Seaman Apprentice Andres Rodriguez, a crew member aboard Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, conducts hull maintenance on the Appleby in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. The Appleby is a 175-foot bu... More
A Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small II sits tied
A Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small II sits tied to a dock at Station Cortez, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The RB-S II will be replacing the 25-foot Response Boat-Small as part of the service's plan to ... More
Cmdr. Kurt R. Kupersmith, a pilot at Coast Guard Air
Cmdr. Kurt R. Kupersmith, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, observes a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game in Tampa, Florida, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. Aircrews from the air station attended t... More
A Coast Guard auxiliarist checks the blood pressure
A Coast Guard auxiliarist checks the blood pressure of a crewmember from Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, during first aid training at the station, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Crew members from the station and... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater,
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., participate in training in Sand Key, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. The training included wearing survival gear while swimming more than 100 yards, en... More
Fireman Christopher I. Edington, a crew member at Coast
Fireman Christopher I. Edington, a crew member at Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg, Florida, takes the Oath of Allegiance to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, at Coast Guard Sector St. Peters... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator,
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., conduct a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Nov. 13, 2014. The Alligator's ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert D. Somers,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert D. Somers, a damage controlman at Air Station Clearwater, Fla., hits a pitched ball during the VETSports 2nd Annual St. Petersburg, Fla., Softball Series at Al Lang St... More
Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge offloads contraband in St. Peters...
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge offload contraband at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 18, 2014. The Etheridge is a 154-foot Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter home-port... More
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge offload contraband at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 18, 2014. The Etheridge is a 154-foot Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter home-port... More
An HC-130 Hercules aircraft and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
An HC-130 Hercules aircraft and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sit at Airstation Clearwater, Fla., after aircrews returned from a search and rescue case, Dec. 30, 2014. The aircrews rescued three men from the wate... More
Crew member receives Coast Guard Mutual Assistance donation
Chief Petty Officer Daniel J. Benoit, officer in charge at Coast Guard Station Cortez, Fla., is shown with Sarasota, Fla., Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino and Mary J. Williams, widow of Noah Williams, after a... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg
Crew members from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg are shown with a Coast Guard veteran while volunteering at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare Facility Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Coast Guard members volunte... More
A crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard
A crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge, a 154-foot Sentinel-class fast response cutter home-ported at Sector Miami, offloads approximately 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated whol... More
Coast Guard crewmembers from Air Station Clearwater
Coast Guard crewmembers from Air Station Clearwater and Sector St. Petersburg are shown at the Bob and Margaret Keelean Sallie House just after completing a playground build, Wednesday, March, 26, 2014. The Sal... More
Coast Guard Auxiliarist Marla Short, ombudsman at Coast
Coast Guard Auxiliarist Marla Short, ombudsman at Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, Fla., receives the Auxiliary Commendation Medal from a crewmember at the station, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. As the station'... More
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews fly over the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Sunday, March 30, 2014. The Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range he... More
Lt. Thomas Huntley, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station
Lt. Thomas Huntley, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., is interviewed by local media, Wednesday, April 4, 2014, at the station. Huntley, along with his crew, had just returned from hoisting a ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Harlan Copeland, the reserve response section
Lt. Cmdr. Harlan Copeland, the reserve response section chief at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., receives his award for placing fourth in the St. Anthony's Triathlonin St. Petersburg, Sunday, April 27,... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Wesley Price, a rescue swimmer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Wesley Price, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida, assists a U.S. Navy Sea Cadet during shallow water egress training at the air station,Tuesday, June 10, 201... More
Marion "Lee" Ellison shakes hands with Petty Officer
Marion "Lee" Ellison shakes hands with Petty Officer 3rd Class Bradford Garrison, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at the air station. Ellison reunited with ... More
Seaman Apprentice Jacob Hubler, a crew member aboard
Seaman Apprentice Jacob Hubler, a crew member aboard Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby, applies primer to the cutter's handrail in preparation for a new coat of paint in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, ... More
Chief Warrant Officer David B. Wilson, the engineering
Chief Warrant Officer David B. Wilson, the engineering officer at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., removes the cover from a new 29-foot Response Boat-Small II at Station Cortez, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 4,... More
Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.,
Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., receive recognition at a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. The aircrews attended the game after conducting a flyov... More
Seaman Colin M. Gordon, a crew member at Coast Guard
Seaman Colin M. Gordon, a crew member at Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, places a chin strap on Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle E. Gaub, a crewmember at the station, during first aid training, Tuesday, Sept. ... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater,
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., exit the water after participating in training in Sand Key, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. The training included wearing survival gear while swimming ... More
Fireman Christopher I. Edington, a crew member at Coast
Fireman Christopher I. Edington, a crew member at Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg, Florida, shakes hands with Shelly D. Randall, a section chief for the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services,... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Parker C. Hofmann, a crewmember
Petty Officer 2nd Class Parker C. Hofmann, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, conducts a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Nov. 13, 2014. The Alligator's crew performs ... More
The Tampa Bay VETSports team poses for a group picture
The Tampa Bay VETSports team poses for a group picture at the 2nd Annual St Petersburg, Fla., Softball Series at Al Lang Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. VETSports team members are disabled active and reserve... More
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge
Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge offload contraband at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., Dec. 18, 2014. The Etheridge is a 154-foot Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter home-port... More
Crew members from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft shake
Crew members from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft shake hands with three survivors at Airstation Clearwater, Fla., Dec. 30, 2014. The aircrew rescued the men after their 27-foot fishing boat sank 23 miles west of S... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Taylor, crewmember at
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Taylor, crewmember at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., visits with a Coast Guard veteran while volunteering at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare Facility Thursday, Feb... More
Juanita Collins, Coast Guard Military Child of the
Juanita Collins, Coast Guard Military Child of the Year, poses with her guidance counselor, Courtney Ward, in front of her high school in Largo, Fla., Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. From a pool of nearly 1,000 nominees... More
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge, a 154-foot Sentinel-class fast response cutter home-ported at Sector Miami, offload approximately 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholes... More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Eamon McCormack, officer
Senior Chief Petty Officer Eamon McCormack, officer in charge of Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg, Fla., presents the Auxiliary Commendation Medal to Coast Guard Auxiliarist Marla Short, ombudsman for Station... More
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk
Two Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrews fly over the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Sunday, March 30, 2014. The Jayhawk is a multi-mission, twin-engine, medium-range he... More
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Vaughn, a judge advocate general
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Vaughn, a judge advocate general at U.S. Southern Command, receives his award for placing first in the St. Anthony's Triathlon in St. Petersburg Sunday, April 27, 2014. Vaughn competed with ap... More
Lt. Sean Lott, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station
Lt. Sean Lott, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., explains the controls of a HC-130 Hercules aircraft to Gray Wilson, a U.S. Navy Sea Cadet at the air station, Monday, June 9, 2014. During a w... More
Marion "Lee" Ellison talks with two members from the
Marion "Lee" Ellison talks with two members from the rescue crew who saved his life, inside an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Ellison was rescued o... More
Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hawk, an
Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hawk, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., offloads 576 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $19 million at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Friday, ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew S. Vetter, and Petty
Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew S. Vetter, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Brigitta Lambright, crew members at Coast Guard Station Cortez, Fla., unpack a new 29-foot Response Boat-Small II at the station, Thursday, ... More
Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.,
Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., observe a Tampa Bay Buccaneers football game in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 7, 2014. The aircrews attended the game after conducting a flyover consisting of an HC-... More
Robert Schooks, a Coast Guard auxiliarist, and Petty
Robert Schooks, a Coast Guard auxiliarist, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Cesar Perez, a reserve machinery technician at Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, place a splint on Seaman Jennifer Maynard, a crewmember... More
Fireman Christopher I. Edington, a crew member at Coast
Fireman Christopher I. Edington, a crew member at Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg, Florida, stands between Capt. Gregory D. Case, commanding officer of Sector St. Petersburg, and Senior Chief... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator,
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., conduct a drug offload at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Nov. 13, 2014. The Alligator's ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert D. Somers,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Robert D. Somers, a damage controlman at Air Station Clearwater, Fla., is shown with Rhylee Brown, a member of The Miracle League, at the 2nd Annual St Petersburg, Fla., Soft... More
Crew members from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft pose
Crew members from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft pose with three survivors at Airstation Clearwater, Fla., Dec. 30, 2014. The aircrew rescued the men after their 27-foot fishing boat sank 23 miles west of Steinhat... More
Crew members from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg,
Crew members from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Fla., are shown with veterans while volunteering at Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare Facility Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014. Coast Guard members volunteered a... More
Juanita Collins, Coast Guard Military Child of the
Juanita Collins, Coast Guard Military Child of the Year, poses in front of her high school in Largo, Fla., Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. From a pool of nearly 1,000 nominees, Collins was chosen as the 2014 Coast Guard... More
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard
Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge, a 154-foot Sentinel-class fast response cutter home-ported at Sector Miami, offload approximately 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholes... More
Alex Flores, a member of the Manatee County Emergency
Alex Flores, a member of the Manatee County Emergency Medical Service, conducts first aid training at Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Manatee County EMS conducted the training for ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael De Nyse, a public affairs
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael De Nyse, a public affairs specialist at Public Affairs Detachment Tampa Bay, speaks with media prior to an offload of 1,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated wholesale value ... More
Frank Augusta, a member of the Manatee County Emergency
Frank Augusta, a member of the Manatee County Emergency Medical Service, conducts first aid training at Coast Guard Station Cortez, Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Manatee County EMS conducted the training fo... More