United States Coast Guard (USCG)

Coast Guard images from around the globe

Coast Guard rescues kayaker near Longport, N.J.

Members of Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, New Jersey rescued a kayaker from the water April 08, 2021. Margate City Fire Department crew members arrived on scene and assisted the Coast Guard in placing the kayak in side tow.

Coast Guard, Navy combine efforts to medevac ill mariner to Bermuda

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2021) A MH-60T helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard District Five lands on the deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), March 20, 2021. Arlington is underway in the Atlantic Ocean and served as a platform for a medical evacuation operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John D. Bellino/Released)

U.S. Coast Guard commissions 42nd Sentinel-Class cutter in Key Wes

The USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) crew prepares to embark and bring the ship to life on March 12, 2021, in Key West, Fla. The Robert Goldman was officially commissioned into service and will now transit to Bahrain for service as part of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir)

Coast Guard Air Station Detroit rescues 2 in Sandusky Bay, Ohio

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Detroit poses with two rescued boaters in Port Clinton, Ohio. The aircrew hoisted the boaters from a vessel taking on water. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Our Voices, Our Coast Guard

Cdr. Charlotte Mundy is the Commanding Officer of the CGC VIGOROUS, homeported in Virginia Beach, VA.

Coast Guard oversees diesel spill clean-up near Marquesas after yacht fire

The wreckage of the 100-foot yacht, La Dolce Vita, sinks near Marquesas, Florida, March 17, 2021. The Coast Guard is overseeing diesel spill clean-up operations after the yacht caught fire. (Coast Guard Photo)

Coast Guard Cutter Stone Commissioning Ceremony

The crew of USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) man the rails during a commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Charleston, S.C., Mar. 19, 2021. The cutter's namesake is the late Cmdr. Elmer "Archie" Fowler Stone, who in 1917 became the Coast Guard's first aviator and, two years later, was the first pilot of the NC-4, a Navy airplane, which in 1919 was the first aircraft to accomplish a trans-Atlantic flight, landing in Portugal. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno)

Coast Guard, Marine crews collaborate in joint training exercise in San Diego

A Coast Guard Sector San Diego air crewmember drops a line to the Marine Corps 1st Reconnaissance Battalion small boat crew below, which allows them to coordinate and hoist a rescue basket from the boat to the helicopter during a hoist training exercise, March 19. Coast Guard crews regularly undergo exercises in order to ensure readiness and safety of life at sea, which enables them to perform hoists needed to maintain qualifications.

Coast Guard rescues 2, assists 3 near Chandeleur Islands

A Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescue swimmer rescued two people and assisted three others March 23, 2021 from a disable and aground pleasure craft near the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. The pleasure craft was beset by weather and also lost power. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station New Orleans)

Air Station Traverse City supports seasonal re-opening of Soo Locks

Two vessels and their barges prepare to pass through the Soo Locks enroute to Lake Superior March 24, 2021, the first day of the season. The Soo Locks, operated by the Army Corps of Engineers and located in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., ensure safe, economical transportation of raw materials and other goods between Lake Superior and industrial hubs along the lower Great Lakes such as Detroit, Cleveland, and the Chicago region. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Masson.