Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.11.2025
The Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2025. The ceremony was presided over by Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, and members of the Cunningham family were also in attendance, including the cutter’s sponsor, Penney Helmer,......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 08.11.2025
The Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2025. The ceremony was presided over by Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, and members of the Cunningham family were also in attendance, including the cutter’s sponsor, Penney Helmer,......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 03.28.2015
Crew members man the Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo for the first time after its commissioning and salute symbolizing they have officially manned their stations March 28, 2015. The Coast Guard 7th District welcomed their 12th fast response cutter to the fleet in Key West, Fla. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Pete Bermont)...
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 03.28.2015
Audie N. Dodson, sponsor of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo, receives a plaque with the cutter's coin from Lt. Ginny R. Nadolny, commanding officer of the Isaac Mayo, during the cutter's commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., March 28, 2015. Dodson is the great-great-great-granddaughter of the cutter's namesake. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Pete Bermont)...
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Ryan Doss | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 03.28.2015
U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo and Cecilia Curbelo, along with Rear Adm. Jake Korn, U.S. Coast Guard 7th District commander, and Lt. Ginny R. Nadolny, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo, stand at the bow of the Isaac Mayo following the cutter's commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., March 28, 2015. Mayo is the sixth Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter......
Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Sarah Foster | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 12.06.2014
After the sponsor’s order to bring life to the ship, Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton’s crew members climbed the brow and manned the rails to emphasize the Coast Guard’s newest ship as the centerpiece of the commissioning ceremony. Charleston's famous landmark, the Ravenel bridge is in the background. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, the first national security cutter home-ported on the East......
