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Coast Guard Container Inspections B-Roll

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technicians from Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston inspect containers in Houston, Sep. 4, 2025. They were inspecting to ensure safety regulations were adhered to. (U.S. Coast Guard video by PA3 Luke Baker)

Taken: 09.04.2025 | Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Baker

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Coast Guard Pilot Prepares for Training Flight in...

02.19.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Alvaro Velandia, a pilot assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston, poses for a photo on the flight line in Houston,...

Members attend Blackthorn Memorial at Base Galveston

01.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad

Members attend the Blackthorne Memorial at Base Galveston on Jan. 28, 2026. The memorial recognizes the sinking of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter...

Coast Guard Member Speaks at the 46th Coast Guard...

01.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Baker

A U.S. Coast Guard member spoke during the 46th Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn anniversary memorial on Jan. 28, 2026 in Galveston, Texas. He spoke...

Coastguardsman Practices with Light Flare

01.12.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Baker

A U.S. Coast Guardsman stands with a light flare in hand near Galveston, Texas, Jan. 12, 2026. The Coastguardsman was participating in flare...

Coast Guard performs an oath of enlistment during...

01.02.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Moreno

Senior leaders of each branch of service pose after the oath of enlistment ceremony at the Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort...

Coast Guard leads Multi-Agency Strike Force...

04.03.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad

Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston led a Multi-Agency Strike Force Operation (MASFO) at Barbours Cut Container Terminal, partnering with local,...

Coast Guard member rescues dog from Houston Ship...

12.10.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad

MK2 Gomez, assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Station Houston, poses with Mayday, a dog she rescued from the Houston Ship Channel, Dec. 10, 2025. The...

Service members from all branches walk together for...

07.30.2025 | Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Shirzad

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps walk together on a rooftop at the Post in Houston, Texas, July 30, 2025,...

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Precision Marksman

12.30.2023 | Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Enrique Ferrer

An Aviation Precision Marksman from ATC Mobile's Aviation Special Missions Division sights in on his M110 for moving target course training from an MH-60 helicopter.

Strong enough: Coast Guardsman frees 2 trapped in...

12.14.2023 | Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki

The sun wasn’t yet up on March 31 at 5:15 a.m., but Chad Rollins was. He had been awake since 4 a.m. lifting weights in the otherwise empty gym...

‘Heroic, humble’ Coast Guardsman selected as...

12.07.2022 | Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki

Selfless. Courageous. Reliable. These are words that coworkers and family members repeatedly used to describe Petty Officer 2nd Class David...

Rescuers on the Rio Grande: Coast Guard team saves...

08.01.2022 | Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Corinne Zilnicki

Search and rescue cases typically have a clear beginning, middle and end. Dispatchers receive a call for help and work swiftly to pinpoint the...

Reserve Aviation Crews Arrive at Air Station Savannah

11.14.2021 | Story by Barry Bena

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The three newest reserve enlisted aviation Coast Guardsmen arrived at Coast Guard Air Station Savannah Oct. 16 and are ready to...

USA Women's 470 Contenders Lt. j.g. Barnes and...

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Lt j.g. Barnes & Dallman-Weiss set sights on summer 2021 Olympics

Coast Guard Veteran Crosses the Bar

06.03.2020 | Story by Barry Bena

A Mayport, Florida resident and Coast Guard veteran who served during World War II passed away April 29. Another victim of the tragic virus,...

Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: Petty Officer 3rd...

12.10.2019 | Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee

Tropical Storm Imelda brought historic rainfall to southeastern Texas and, even though the storm had hit a few days before, the effects were still mounting. Floodwaters caused by the storm posed serious hazards, requiring emergency rescues.

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The Guardian - 06.01.2012

06.01.2012 | Courtesy Publication

The Guardian is a publication of the U.S. Coast Guard's 8th District. Summer 2012 issue.

The Guardian - 01.01.2012

01.01.2012 | Courtesy Publication

The Guardian is a publication of the U.S. Coast Guard's 8th District. Winter 2012 issue.

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