Coast Guard Operations and Visits

Coast Guard personnel participating in operational discussions and visits, with a focus on teamwork and emergency response setting during crises.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, where he addressed newly naturalized U.S. citizens during Citizenship Day ceremonies, met with National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Park Police personnel, and joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Emilio Gonzalez for announcement of joint USCIS-NPS program to welcome new citizens at National Park sites

Admiral Collins Visit - 26-HK-3-66. Admiral Collins talking with LCDR Scott Calhoun, Sector NOLA, in JFO-type building. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Ellis Island, New York City, New York, where he addressed newly naturalized U.S. citizens during Citizenship Day ceremonies, met with National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Park Police personnel, and joined U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Emilio Gonzalez for announcement of joint USCIS-NPS program to welcome new citizens at National Park sites

Admiral Collins Visit - 26-HK-3-75. Admiral Collins with BM3 Jeffrey Catanzarite and CAPT Frank Paskewich (SECNOLA) in JFO-type building2. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-70. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen at table on commercial vessel--050928. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-53. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsman with civilian in interior of commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Admiral Collins Visit - 26-HK-3-67. Admiral Collins talking with LCDR Scott Calhoun, Sector NOLA, in JFO-type building. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-372-30. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-35. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-71. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen at table with civilians on commercial vessel-- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

2006 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Vice President Dick Cheney and South Koreaa's Ambassador to the U.S., Lee Tae-Sik, among the dignitaries participating

Admiral Collins Visit - 26-HK-3-49. Admiral Collins talking with active-duty USCG in JFO-type building. Hurricane Katrina

070225-M-4393H-018. Complete Scene Caption: Taqaddum Air Base, Iraq on Feb. 25, 2007, Ms. Laura Foster of San Diego, California, from the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Economic Affairs Department and an associate attend a brief by Deputy Commanding General of Second Marine Expeditionary Forces (II MEF) Brig. GEN. John R. Allen regarding social issues in the Anbar Province. II MEF (FWD) is deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq Multi-National Forces-West to develop the Iraqi security force, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Charles Howard) (Released) Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Taqaddum Air Base State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: II MEF (FWD)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-85. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-27. Hurricane Katrina

Admiral Collins Visit - 26-HK-3-37. Admiral Collins talking with active-duty USCG in JFO-type building. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding

Army Dr. (Maj.) Nicholas Studer, medical director for the Armys emergency medical services program at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, speaks to students during the Joint Hyperbaric Medical Officer and Technician Course, Naval Station Everett, Washington, April 26, 2022.

LT. GEN. Anthony J. Burshnick, vice commander-in-chief, Military Airlift Command, speaks with base personnel during his visit. Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

A personal photo of Sergeant 1st Class Jared C. Monti, the first Soldier recipient for actions in Afghanistan/Operation Enduring Freedom.

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-30. CGC Dauntless --- Coast Guardsman and civilian in interior of commercial vessel -- 050928. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-379-9. Hurricane Katrina

Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding

051008-A-9419D-038. Subject Operation/Series: KATRINA RELIEF Base: Taylor State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1776th Military Police Co

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-86. Hurricane Katrina

011114-A-1526R-027. Base: San Juan State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MACOMS

Marines with Alpha Company, Second Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) take a break, light up and warm themselves around a fire at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Substandard image). Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Khandahar International Airport Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

041208-F-7552L-005. Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

980620-F-9580Z-013. Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Rear Adm. Scott Brown visited Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) in May to review shipyard operations in his new role as the Deputy Commander for Industrial Operations, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA 04). With a focus on safety, culture and productivity at the NAVSEA 04 level, Brown set out to observe and gain insight about PHNSY & IMF functions that could help him provide better support for the shipyards mission. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Marc Ayalin/Released)

021010-F-4649H-039. Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WATCH Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR)

Col Trace Thomas, commander of the 120th Airlift Wing, gave opening comments to the crowd at the Montana Military Open House.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-308-179. Vice President Dick Cheney. Hurricane Katrina

Rear Admiral Robert F. Duncan Press Conference - 26-HK-8-5. RADM Duncan at podium in conference room, civilian visible. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-42. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-380-111. Hurricane Katrina

020311-F-1166S-002. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Moblility Command

Portrait of security guard in bulletproof vest holding gun

040323-F-4406B-021. Base: Peterson Air Force Base State: Colorado (CO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-91. Hurricane Katrina

Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander Stuart Seeney, 1 Squadron commanding officer, puts on his life support gear during RED FLAG-Alaska 22-3 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2022. RF-A serves as an ideal platform for international engagement, and the exercise has a long history of including allies and partners, ultimately enabling all involved to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures while improving interoperability.

221114-M-ZA313-1014VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (November 14, 2022) Rear Admiral Jeffrey Czerewko, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Four (CSG-4,) gives opening remarks at the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Staff Planning Course (AMSPC) hosted by Expeditionary Warfare Training Group, Atlantic (EWTGLANT.) The AMSPC will enhance staff integration, planning, and preparation for follow on Fleet Readiness Training Plan / Predeployment Training Program events and subsequent deployment.

President's Call to Service Award ceremony and reception for volunteers at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining the National Park Service's Chief Historian for the Memorial, Daniel Martinez, among the dignitaries on hand

Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, chief of naval operations, and Command MASTER CHIEF Jim Herdt addresses the crew over the ship's television system aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71). Country: Adriatic Sea

Jay Scott, a fire inspector assigned to the 6th Civil engineering Squadron poses with a mural he painted at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 13, 2022. The mural depicts firefighters responding to a KC-135 Stratotanker fire on a flightline. Recently, Scott completed two large-scale murals at Fire Station 1 along with a number of detailed sketches he has gifted to coworkers.

Vice President Dick Cheney Visits USS Iwo Jima in New Orleans - 26-HK-17-9. VP Cheney and LA Gov. Blanco standing at briefing table. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Yorktown, Virginia to deliver the keynote address at the 225th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Yorktown. Among other dignitaries on hand for the commemorative events were Virginia Senators John Warner and George Allen, former U.S. Army Secretary John Marsh, French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte, and French Defense Minister Michelle Alliot-Marie.

Jake Rademacher, director of the movie Brothers at War, speaks to Airmen of the 167th Airlift Wing and their family members during the Brothers at War Resiliency Workshop held at Martinsburg High School, Martinsburg, West Virginia, September 11, 2022. The Gary Sinise Foundation sponsors the workshops.

040821-F-6122B-002. Base: Fairborn State: Ohio (OH) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Indiana National Guardsman attend the Indianapolis 500 Festival breakfast and parade, May 28, 2022 in Indianapolis, Ind. Maj. Gen. R. Dale Lyles, adjutant general of the Indiana National Guard, talked with Joe Hogsett, mayor of Indianapolis, during the Indianapolis 500 Festival breakfast. (Indiana National Guard photo by Spc. Kelsea Cook)

Coast Guard Cutters - Dauntless (WMEC 624) - 26-HK-73-104. CGC Dauntless -- Coast Guardsmen searching on deck of commercial vessel--050928. Hurricane Katrina

020128-F-0007M-008. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

PHOTO DATE: 08-24-09LOCATION: SCTF, NBLSUBJECT: STS-130 Preflight Training. Water Survival Training at SCTF, NBL

Coast Guard Personnel - Press Conference - 26-HK-83-18. 930 Press Conf--CAPT Frank Paskewich, SECNOLA CO, at podium10. Hurricane Katrina

MSGT Wayne L. Fisk is issued a rough terrain parajump suit, while attending the PRT Pararescue Requalification Training School, 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing. Fisk has been selected as one of the 10 Outstanding Young Men of the Year by the United States Jaycees. Base: Kirtland Air Force Base State: New Mexico (NM) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Flood Operations - Personnel - 26-HK-378-46. Hurricane Katrina

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-3. Hurricane Katrina

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne previewing new Interior Museum exhibit, "The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: America Responds," commemorating the 25th anniversary of the dedication of the Memorial through photographs, drawings, and models illustrating the Memorial's creation as well as personal objects left at the Wall by the general public

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Boston, Massachusetts, for tour of harbor and the historic U.S. Naval vessel, U.S.S. Constitution

050916-A-6334T-001. Base: Fort Gordon State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

030402-M-5834A-129. Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Aftermath - 26-HK-372-29. Hurricane Katrina

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-290. Hurricane Katrina

221102-N-YX844-1093 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 2, 2022) Matthew Scannell, right, lead vocalist of the band, Vertical Horizon,” speaks with Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson, from Osterville, Massachusetts, prior to a live performance in the hangar bay aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 2. Vertical Horizon” performed for the crew as part of a tour organized by Navy Entertainment, which provides Sailors with quality entertainment while overseas and on deployed ships at sea. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

Yorktown, Va. (January 30, 2024) Jeremy Johns, Emergency Operations Specialist at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, demonstrates the use of specialized communications equipment as part of an Incident Management Team (IMT) training event at the Emergency Operations Center. The training ensures readiness during scenarios that require activation of the installations IMT elements.

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-264. POTUS indoors with USS IWO JIMA personnel. Hurricane Katrina

Jay Scott, a fire inspector assigned to the 6th Civil engineering Squadron poses with a mural he painted at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 13, 2022. The mural depicts firefighters responding to a KC-135 Stratotanker fire on a flightline. Recently, Scott completed two large-scale murals at Fire Station 1 along with a number of detailed sketches he has gifted to coworkers.

040810-F-9471G-008. Base: Mcguire Air Force Base State: New Jersey (NJ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Mobility Command

09/13/2001. New York..14..9..01. World Trade Center Attack....Photo Corina Arranz...Archdc...Nike Mahens.

ESU Incident Command Post New Orleans - Commandant Thomas H. Collins and President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-304-115. Hurricane Katrina

Diplomatic security detail personnel accompanying Japan's Foreign Minister, Taro Aso, during visit to Washington, D.C.

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-133-126. Hurricane Katrina

The Minnesota National Guards 55th Civil Support Team conduct a training briefing with St. Paul Fire Department near Como Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota, September 22, 2022. The unit participated in an exercise with several interagency partners including St. Paul Fire Departments Hazardous Material Response Teams. (Minnesota National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

011005-F-0756R-003. Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: General Mitchell Iap/Ars State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Ang

980411-F-4116M-004. Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH 1998 Base: Prince Sultan Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Marine Safety Unit - 26-HK-132-2. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, for tours, discussions with local officials

U.S. Navy Capt. Raul Acevedo, executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), speaks at the Stennis Spring Fling Party at Waterside Norfolk Marriot, Norfolk, Virginia, April 14, 2022. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States.

040929-F-0623L-008. Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

061203-N-4774B-006. Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA)

221005-N-LH674-1099 SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 5, 2022) Emergency Medical Technician Kyle Battaglia, from San Francisco Fire Department, Fire Station 49, poses for a portrait in front of an ambulance. Battaglia participated in a San Francisco Fleet Week (SFFW) 2022 event where U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines shadow EMS personnel for a day. SFFW is an opportunity for the American public to meet their Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard teams and experience America's sea services. During Fleet Week, service members participate in various community service events, showcase capabilities and equipment to the community, and enjoy the hospitality of the city and its surrounding areas.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Zebulon Philpott, battalion commander of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR), Battalion, 1st Marine Division, places the 3rd LAR Battalion plaque on the wall during the dedication ceremony of the Michael A. Noline Community Building, honoring Pfc. Michael A. Noline, a fallen member of their battalion at the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona, May 14, 2022. Noline, a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who served as a light armored vehicle (LAV) crewman for 3rd Light Armored Infantry Battalion, was killed in action in support of Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 26, 1991.

030108-F-6932M-006. Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC

051124-A-5800R-055. Base: Jackson State: Michigan (MI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1461st Transportation Co.

Operational rehearsal, officers of the spezialeinsatzkommando, SEK, a special response unit of the German state police force, storming the perpetrators during a hostage situation following a bank robbery, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

070522-A-6430B-012. Base: Camp Victory, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ)

President's Call to Service Award ceremony and reception for volunteers at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining the National Park Service's Chief Historian for the Memorial, Daniel Martinez, among the dignitaries on hand

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii for commemorative events on the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack

000515-F-3050V-008. Subject Operation/Series: COMBINED ENDEAVOR 2000 Base: Mainz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

DN-SN-88-08499. Base: USS Coronado (AGF 11)

Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART) - Marine Safety Office St. Louis - 26-HK-122-18. Hurricane Katrina

Stephen Sullivan, the Chief Financial Officer and Director for Resources, Installations, and Materiel for the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve, participates in a tour of facilities April 25, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis., as part of an official visit with Fort McCoy Garrison officials. Sullivan visited Fort McCoy from April 25-27 to learn more about the installation and see facilities throughout the post. The visit included an initial overview briefing by Garrison Commander Col. Michael Poss with other members of the Fort McCoy Garrison command team as well as several Fort McCoy workforce leaders and members. The visit also included tours of barracks buildings and dining facilities used for the Operation Allies Welcome mission at Fort McCoy between Aug. 15, 2021, and Feb. 15, 2022. And Sullivan received an aerial tour aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk that showed him the entire installation from north to south and in between.

Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvanias adjutant general, welcomes Lt. Gen. Valdemaras Rupšys, Lithuania's Chief of Defense, and Ambassador Dennis B. Hankins, foreign policy advisor to chief, National Guard Bureau, and their teams to Fort Indiantown Gap Nov. 30, 2022, to discuss the future of the State Partnership Program. Lithuanias official party also includes: Brig. Gen. Modestas Petrauskas, defense attaché to the U.S., Command Sgt. Maj. Remigijus Katinas of the Armed Forces of Lithuania, Lt. Col. Giedrius Anglickis, military assistant to the chief of defense, Maj. Kazimiras Bogdanas, aide de camp to the chief of defense, and Maj. Rūta Montvilė, the public information officer.The United States official party also includes: Brig. Gen. Laura McHugh, deputy adjutant general-Army, Brig. Gen. Michael Regan, deputy adjutant general-Air, Command Sgt. Maj. Jon Worley, senior enlisted advisor, Lt. Col. Stephanie Baugh, defense attaché, U.S. Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania, Maj. Dustin Wolfgang, s

DR-1671.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Chris Page, a Volunteer Docent at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, engages in meaningful interpretation with John Harper who visited the museum from Centerville, Maryland as part of the USS Ingraham (DD-694) reunion group. Both served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and had the opportunity to exchange experiences about their service while in the gallery of the museums exhibit “The Ten Thousand-Day War at Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam, 1950-1975.” The museum is one of ten U.S. Navy museums within the Naval History and Heritage Command, and is located in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Col. John Misenheimer, garrison commander, provides opening remarks prior to the annual Run/Walk for the Fallen to honor service members killed in action and prisoners of war.

Madrid, 07/08/2015. Interview with NATO Second Supreme Commander Adrian Bradshaw. Photo: Oscar del Pozo Archdc.

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