Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 06.09.2025
Multiple units assigned to Coast Guard Sector Virginia, along with partner law enforcement agencies, conducted a multi-agency strike force operation (MASFO) June 9, 2025, at the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia. MASFO is an annual event that allows local agencies to conduct various inspections to ensure the safe and legal transportation of cargo through the Port of......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christine Bills | U.S. Coast Guard East | 06.09.2025
Multiple units assigned to Coast Guard Sector Virginia, along with partner law enforcement agencies, conducted a multi-agency strike force operation (MASFO) June 9, 2025, at the Virginia International Gateway in Portsmouth, Virginia. MASFO is an annual event that allows local agencies to conduct various inspections to ensure the safe and legal transportation of cargo through the Port of......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard | U.S. Coast Guard East | 02.27.2025
A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and Coast Guard Station Portsmouth 45-foot response boat - medium crew conduct a search and rescue demonstration, Feb. 27, 2025, in Hampton, Virginia. The Coast Guard participated in the 19th annual Stephen Todd Dooley SAR Forum, an event that continues to strengthen regional interagency partnerships, as well as improve......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard East | 03.20.2024
Cmdr. Roberto Concepcion, chief of response of Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region, in Baltimore, requests the public’s assistance on March 20, 2024, to identify the individual responsible for more than a dozen false distress calls originating from the Baltimore area since Feb. 17, 2024. Anyone with information or recognizes the caller’s voice is requested to call (410)......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard East | 01.31.2024
Video of the Coast Guard and partner agencies responding to a fire in the Anchorage Marina, on the Patapsco River, Maryland, Jan. 31, 2024. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region watchstanders deployed responders to assist with the response including a boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew West/Released)...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew West | U.S. Coast Guard East | 12.01.2023
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region personnel participated in an Eight Bells Ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard to honor the life and sacrifice of Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell E. Horne III, Dec. 1, 2023. The tradition of Eight Bells pays respect to deceased mariners and signifies a sailor’s watch is over. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class......
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Lally | U.S. Coast Guard East | 09.06.2023
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Josh Lininger, with Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center, conducts training with his German Shepherd dog, Devil, at his home, Sept. 6, 2023, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in preparation for a world competition. Lininger and Devil are scheduled to represent the United States in a world competition being held in Hungary for German Shepherds in early October 2023. ......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Wargo | U.S. Coast Guard East | 12.01.2021
Coast Guard MSRT members trained aboard a decommissioned ship in Fort Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 1, to hone ship-board close quarters tactics and develop strategies that enhance interoperability with joint partners. They partnered with U.S. Navy aviation assets as well as U.S. Army Airborne Rangers to create the most realistic training scenarios possible. The Coast Guard is tasked by Congress......
