Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
A Coast Guard aviation survival technician, better known as a rescue swimmer, stationed at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, holds Grace, a lost eight-month-old puppy he recused from a precipitous cliff in Black Point on Kodiak Island. The puppy, from a fishing vessel that had run aground, was missing for two days before she was spotted by the Coast Guard and returned to her owner. US Coast Guard......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.30.2021
A Coast Guard machinery technician from Station Galveston holds an infant after rescuing him from a grounded fishing vessel near Rollover Pass in Gilchrist, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a report of three fishing vessels aground in the Intracoastal Waterway north of Rollover Pass when concerns were raised about possible rollovers occurring due to Hurricane......
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 Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.13.2019
A Coast Guard petty officer is kissed by his canine partner Strike while undergoing hoist training. The two partners are from the Canine Explosive Detection Team, a part of the Maritime Safety and Security Team stationed at Kings Bay, Ga. Canine service members remain with their human partners for the duration of their careers. US Coast Guard Art Program 2019 Collection, Ob ID# 201917,......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.15.2018
Two MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Hawaii conduct a practice formation flight around the Island of Oahu. The helicopter aircrews practice proficiency with multiple air assets flying simultaneously. US Coast Guard Art Program 2018 Collection, Ob ID# 201811, "Stronger together, Tom Hedderich, watercolor, 11 x 17...
Courtesy Photo | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.15.2017
A U.S. Coast Guardsman from Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Honolulu practices entering and clearing spaces aboard a Navy vessel anchored at Pearl Harbor. The versatile MSST units can be assigned in support of any of the Coast Guard's 11 statutory missions, but are commonly associated with port, waterway and coastal security as well as other homeland security roles. US Coast Guard......
Courtesy Photo | Coast Guard Art Program | 06.13.2014
In this work from the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program 2014 Collection, "Why I Serve‚" ID# 201411, a service member with the Maritime Security Response Team returns from deployment to the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) in support of counter-piracy operations. During his deployment, the service member supported the role the U.S. Coast Guard has in theater, which spans 20 countries across the......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta Disco | U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York | 06.06.2013
Coast Guard Art Program artist Tom Hedderich, of Westtown, N.Y., holds his Public Service Commendation certificate next to his art piece, which is on display at the Salmagundi Club in New York City, June 6, 2013. Hedderich wanted to give back to his country by illustrating his respect for the people who serve. COGAP connects professional artists who volunteer their time with access to......
