Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 08.29.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to junior officers before presiding over a retirement ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 29, 2025. Adm. Lunday leads the 56,000 men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard as part of the Department of Homeland Security team protecting America, and is one of the six military services and......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Moreno | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 08.26.2025
Some members of the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District chiefs discuss the building process of the new Chief Petty Officer class waterways commerce cutters in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, August 26, 2025. The chiefs toured the Birdon shipyard to see the initial construction of the first WCCs that will be named in honor of a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Moreno | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 08.26.2025
Some members of the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District chiefs inspect the first Chief Petty Officer class waterways commerce cutters in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, August 26, 2025. These cutters will replace the Coast Guard's aging river tender fleet, ensuring the safe, secure, and reliable movement of commerce through the country's marine transportation system. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Moreno | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland | 08.26.2025
Some members of the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District chiefs mess pose during a tour of the new Chief Petty Officer class waterways commerce cutters in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, August 26, 2025. The chiefs were called upon by Command Master Chief Petty Officer Machael S. Koch to tour the Birdon shipyard to see the initial construction of the first WCCs that will be named in honor of a Coast......
