An aviation maintenance technician (AMT) at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City services an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at the Air Station. AMTs are responsible for routine maintenance of aircraft throughout the Coast Guard on a daily basis. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Trey Clifton)

An Auxiliarist conducts communication watchstander at Coast Guard Station Rio Vista. Station Rio Vista's crew is responsible for 1,500 miles of navigable waterways in the Bay Area Delta Region. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loumania Stewart)

A Coast Guard civilian employee, stands watch as the command duty officer in the Seventh District Command Center. The CDO is the senior person on watch in the district's command center and is responsible for overseeing the execution of search and rescue operations, law enforcement activities and integration of intell ...More

A group of 4th class cadets pose for a picture.

An Auxiliarist answers vessel safety questions during the Safe Boating Day Open House at Coast Guard Station Gloucester, Massachusetts. The annual event draws hundreds of visitors interested in recreational boating safety. May 21 – 27 is National Safe Boating Week and the launch of the Annual North American Saf ...More

Crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Munro, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, execute propulsion commands given by the cutter's acting conning officer as the cutter transits through Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle. The cutter entered Lake Union for a scheduled dry dock maintenance, wh ...More

A second class maritime enforcement specialist from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound's Sector Boarding Team, speaks with local boaters about proper safety equipment during an inspection at Gene Coulon Park in Seattle. Seafair is an annual event that celebrates summer in the Pacific Northwest. U.S. Coast Guard photo by ...More

A 3rd Class Petty Officer, a crewmember of Coast Guard Station Boston, is underway aboard a 45-foot response boat during a security escort in Boston Harbor. The station's crew escorted the Norwegian-flagged LNG (liquefied natural gas) tanker BW GDF SUEZ Boston into a terminal in Boston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Pe ...More

A man is helped up while suffering from a broken leg after his boat flipped near an island in Galveston Bay. Another man was rescued and taken back to Coast Guard Station Houston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dustin R. Williams)

Commanders conduct a uniform inspection of the crew during Coast Guard Air Station Sitka's change of command ceremony in Sitka, Alaska. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Steenson)