Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 09.01.2017
Watchstanders in the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command Center in Portsmouth, Virginia, monitor search and rescue cases Sept. 1, 2017. Due to the high volume of emergency calls in Texas and Louisiana related to Hurricane Harvey earlier in the week, Coast Guard staff in the Portsmouth Federal Building stood watch taking relayed distress calls and disseminated them to search and rescue......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 09.01.2017
Coast Guard Lt. Silvia Sigler (right) and Lt. Cmdr. Cara Lowry work from the Portsmouth Federal building in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 1, 2017, to support Hurricane Harvey response efforts in Texas and Louisiana. More than 250 Coast Guard members are actively participating in a response effort in the Tidewater Area of Virginia and more than 50 active duty and reserve personnel from the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 09.01.2017
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Sarah Ernst and Lt. Cmdr. David Twomey (left) work from the Portsmouth Federal building in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 1, 2017, to support Hurricane Harvey response efforts in Texas and Louisiana. More than 250 Coast Guard members are actively participating in a response effort in the Tidewater Area of Virginia and more than 50 active duty and reserve personnel from the......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.09.2017
Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz (right front), Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, listens to Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly speak to Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Fifth District personnel, Friday, June 9, 2017, in the Portsmouth Federal Building in Portsmouth, Virginia. Schultz later thanked Kelly for sharing his philosophy of leadership and for recognizing the hard work......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.09.2017
Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly visits Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Fifth District personnel in the Portsmouth Federal Building in Portsmouth, Virginia, Friday, June 9, 2017. During his visit, Kelly spoke about the importance of recognizing accomplishments and the need for strong leadership within DHS. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.09.2017
Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander, thanks Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly for visiting Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Fifth District personnel, Friday, June 9, 2017, in the Portsmouth Federal Building in Portsmouth, Virginia. During his visit, Kelly recognized crews for their accomplishments and spoke about his vision for DHS. (U.S. Coast Guard......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 03.26.2015
Linwood "Tick" Thumm tells a joke to audience members at his 100-year birthday celebration alongside his wife Jane Thumm, March 26, 2015, at the Portsmouth Federal Building in Portsmouth, Va. Thumm was the commanding officer of an 83-foot Coast Guard cutter during World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 07.30.2013
A group of Coast Guardsmen perform plank exercises in Downtown Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The Atlantic Area and 5th District Chief's Mess hosts workouts every two weeks in an effort to promote physical fitness amongst units at the Portsmouth Federal Building. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill...