Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
A Coast Guard aviation survival technician, better known as a rescue swimmer, from an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, carries an injured woman to emergency medical personnel at the Kodiak Municipal Airport. The Kodiak Police Department requested the Coast Guard assist in the rescue. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection, Ob ID# 202212, "Kodiak rescue," Don Hatcher,......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
The Coast Guard’s Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) from Virginia participates in a training exercise to maintain skills. The highly trained and specialized team practice tactical boardings-at-sea, active shooter scenarios, and detection of radiological material. MSRT is also a counter-terrorism unit, deployable at home and abroad. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection, Ob ID#......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
A member of the Grays Harbor Station in Washington State repairs the light of a buoy on the Chehalis River. The coastal station, located near the Olympic Peninsula, also conducts search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental missions. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection, Ob ID# 202210, "Buoy 34," Don Hatcher, acrylic, 16 x 20...
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.29.2021
Coast Guard aviation personnel from across the nation deploy to Alaska to participate in the service’s annual Arctic Shield Operations. Here, an aviation technician—flight mechanic—from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., hoists an aviation survival technician—rescue swimmer—from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C. The exercise took place near Oliktok Point on the coast of the Arctic Ocean. ......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.29.2021
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, helicopter pilot awaits the arrival of an injured fisherman on a small boat from the commercial fishing vessel seen in the distance. The helicopter crew transported the man safely to emergency medical services in Kodiak. US Coast Guard Art Program 2021 Collection, Ob ID# 202110, "Coast Guard rescues a fisherman in Alaska," Don Hatcher, acrylic, 16 x 20...
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.29.2021
Coast Guard Cutter Campbell’s crew ventured onto Disko Bay off the western coast of Greenland along with a Danish naval vessel, to conduct training exercises. The bay is well known for its many large icebergs. The cutter safely navigated these hazards—some the size of sports stadiums—and also launched its MH-65 helicopter. The Danish naval vessel is certified for landings and take......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.29.2021
Cutter Dependable crewmembers prepare to broad a commercial fishing boat in waters 80 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass. The commercial vessel was disabled when a fishing net became enmeshed in the vessel’s propeller. It was safely towed by the Coast Guard crew to Cape Cod Bay. US Coast Guard Art Program 2021 Collection, Ob ID# 202108, "Fishing vessel rescue," Don Hatcher, acrylic, 16 x 20...
