Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.02.2021
The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant conducts flight operations with an Air Station Miami MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter in order to qualify flight deck team members while in the Caribbean. Earlier, Valiant crew conducted training with two MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters from the air station. US Coast Guard Art Program 2021 Collection, Ob ID# 202126, "Cutter Valiant conducts flight operations," Don......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.08.2020
Coast Guard boarding team members from the Cutter Valiant climb aboard a suspected smuggling vessel. Crew intercepted a drug-laden 40-foot self-propelled semi-submersible in the Eastern Pacific Ocean carrying approximately 12,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of more than $165 million. Four suspected smugglers were apprehended. The Coast Guard is the first line of defense against......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 02.27.2020
A Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew member embraces his family Feb. 27, 2020, as he returns home to Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The Valiant crew returned home after completing a nine-week patrol in the Caribbean Sea supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 02.27.2020
A Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew member embraces his son Feb. 27, 2020, as he returns home to Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The Valiant crew returned home after completing a nine-week patrol in the Caribbean Sea supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 02.27.2020
The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew returns to homeport Feb. 27, 2020, at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, following a nine-week patrol in the Caribbean Sea. The Valiant crew patrolled over 11,000 nautical miles supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South conducting humanitarian and law enforcement operations ultimately saving 23 lives. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 02.27.2020
A family member holds up a welcome home sign as she awaits the arrival of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew Feb. 27, 2020, to their homeport at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The Valiant crew returned home after completing a nine-week patrol in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 01.29.2019
A Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew member reunites with her dogs, Jan. 29, 2019, as she returns home to Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The Valiant crew returned to homeport after a counter-drug patrol in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District | 01.29.2019
A child embraces his father, a Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew member, Jan. 29, 2019, as he returns home to Naval Station Mayport, Florida. The Valiant crew returned to homeport after a counter-drug patrol in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson)...