Coast Guard Naval Operations

Coast Guard actions during wartime, highlighting convoy protection, gun crews ready for action, and historical events related to D-Day.

Guarding the Port. Shells that some day will rip Axis planes are loaded into the hold of a merchant ship under the vigilant eyes of the Coast Guardsmen in a busy West Coast seaport. Ports throughout the country are guarded by Coast Guardsmen attached to the service's Port Security Detail against sabotage by enemy agents or accidents resulting from negligence.
Guarding the Port. Shells that some day will rip Axis planes are loaded into the hold of a merchant ship under the vigilant eyes of the Coast Guardsmen in a busy West Coast seaport. Ports throughout the country are guarded by Coast Guardsmen attached to the service's Port Security Detail against sabotage by enemy agents or accidents resulting from negligence.