Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
A crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter BRISTOL BAY secures a buoy to the deck of an aids-to-navigation barge during buoy operations on Lake Erie. This work aims to limit damage to navigational buoys during the winter months. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection, Ob ID# 202237, "The ice is coming," John Ward, acrylic, 23.5 x 17...
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.30.2021
A Coast Guard aviation survival technician—better known as a rescue swimmer—from Air Station Houston, battles the wind and rain while surveying for stranded victims and damage from Hurricane Isaac. The hurricane made landfall in Louisiana, resulting in many deaths and significant property losses. US Coast Guard Art Program 2021 Collection, Ob ID# 202131, "Searching in the storm," John......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.09.2020
An Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew rescues a 58-year-old man from an oil tanker 50 miles south of Galveston, Texas. The captain of the tanker requested a Coast Guard medevac after the victim—a tanker crewmember—experienced symptoms of a heart attack. The Coast Guard is recognized worldwide as a leader in the field of search and rescue. US Coast Guard Art Program......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.14.2019
A crewmember aboard a 47-foot motor lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment in Washington battles the spray of heavy seas as he navigates the surf boat. The station is one of only 20 Coast Guard surf stations. Crews undergo rigorous training to ensure that they are prepared to respond to distress calls and maritime emergencies during storms that create high and very turbulent......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.15.2018
After a very long day of ice operations, a Coast Guard petty officer cools off in the ice during a short break in ice rescue training drills on the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock. The cutter was heaving to—slowing down in laymen’s terms—after conducting ice breaking operations to facilitate the flow of commerce on the Great Lakes. US Coast Guard Art Program 2018 Collection, Ob ID# 201828,......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.15.2018
A Coast Guard canine handler from the Maritime Safety and Security Team in Galveston, Texas, and his bomb-sniffing partner with goggles, are lowered from a Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Houston to a waiting vessel. The hoist was part of a training exercise designed to acclimate dog and handler with vertical delivery. US Coast Guard Art Program 2018 Collection, Ob ID# 201827,......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.16.2017
Aviation survival technicians—better known as rescue swimmers—undergo some of the most rigorous training in the Coast Guard. To join their ranks, candidates must endure physical and mental challenges that rival those facing any potential Army Ranger, Navy SEAL or Air Force parachute rescue man. Here the rescue swimmer on the right is shown just before his retirement after 21-year career......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.23.2016
Two petty officers support a rescue victim as they await the arrival of a Coast Guard helicopter. The victim, who had been swept off a jetty, had to be carried over slippery and irregular terrain while he and the rescue party withstood pounding 20-foot waves. The victim sustained multiple injuries; nevertheless, he made a full recovery. The petty officer on the far right, Michael Leavitt,......
