Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 07.17.2023
This challenge coin, photographed at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. July 17, 2023, features an image of Chief Journalist Alex Haley and is presented to Coast Guard members who win first place awards in the Coast Guard’s annual JOC Alex Haley public affairs awards. The award recognizes the achievement of individuals whose efforts and published works have helped raise the......
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.06.2022
Senior leaders and policy makers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam gathered virtually and in person in Tumon, Guam, this week to collaborate and expand maritime law enforcement partnerships. Together, the U.S. Coast Guard and Philippine Coast Guard co-hosted the Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders’ Forum Tuesday......
Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.05.2022
Nguyen Thi Huong Giang, U.S. Embassy Hanoi, and Col. Nguyen Trinh Hung, director of International Cooperation Division of the Vietnam Coast Guard speak with a U.S. Coast Guard member during the 8th annual Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders' Forum in Tumon, Guam, April 5, 2022. The intent of the annual forum is to enhance regional stability by promoting maritime......
Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.06.2022
(Left to right) First Adm. Maritime Ahmad Faridi Bin Ferdaus, director of Maritime Criminal Investigation Department at Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency Headquarters, Senior Col. Vu Trung Kien, vice commandant of the Vietnam Coast Guard, and Rear Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan, commander of the Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command of the Philippine Coast Guard, discuss maritime law......
Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.06.2022
Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, director of Joint Interagency Task Force-West, Charlie Richards, chief of international affairs at U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, Rear Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan, commander of the Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command of the Philippine Coast Guard, Senior Col. Vu Trung Kien, vice commandant......
Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.06.2022
Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, deputy commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area and Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, director of Joint Interagency Task Force-West, speak with Rear Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan, commander of the Maritime Security and Law Enforcement Command of the Philippine Coast Guard and Senior Col. Vu Trung Kien, vice commandant of the Vietnam Coast Guard during the 8th annual Southeast Asia......
Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.06.2022
Senior leaders and policy makers from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam gathered virtually and in person in Tumon, Guam, April 5-7,2022, to collaborate and expand maritime law enforcement partnerships at the Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders' Forum. The intent of the annual forum is to enhance regional stability by promoting......
Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Lauren Jorgensen | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 04.06.2022
Vincent Nguyen, Global Fishing Watch government liaison officer, delivers a presentation on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing during the 8th annual Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative Commanders' Forum in Tumon, Guam, April 6, 2022. During the forum, representatives from each of the six SEAMLEI member countries shared their key maritime security priorities and outlined......
