U.S. Coast Guard Photo Illustration by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst

Helms and Turntables

Pulsing, multi-colored light dances across the disc jockey’s body as he moves almost frantically from the knobs and sliders to the turntable and back again. His concentration on the beat of the lively electronic dance music is palpable, and the [...]


Chief Petty Officer Brad Venendaal, a boatswain’s mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, leads Paul Banks Elementary School first-grade students on a tour of the cutter’s buoy yard May 3, 2013, in Homer, Alaska. During the tour, students learned about boating and water safety and Hickory crew’s missions. Courtesy photo by Coast Guard Cutter Hickory.

Coast Guard Cutter Hickory provides elementary school tour in Homer, Alaska

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory hosted elementary school students for a tour aboard the ship in Homer, Alaska, May 3, 2013. During the tour, the two Paul Banks Elementary School first-grade classes and their teachers, Wendy Todd and [...]


Kake High School visits Coast Guard Station Juneau

Expanding horizons for Alaska’s youth

Depending on the location and type of unit, a Coast Guardsman could be described in a variety of terms: lifesaver, law enforcer, pollution responder, aviator, teacher and so much more. Last week, as part of the Coast Guard Partnership in [...]


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Coast Guard holds first Alaskan Military Women’s Symposium in Juneau

Women have been serving as part of the Coast Guard since its early days as the Lighthouse Service in the 1830s. Women now comprise 14.3 percent of the Coast Guard’s 38,000 members and women make up about 30 percent of [...]


Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro gathers in the house of Unalaska, Alaska, resident Zoya Johnson March 10, 2013, to see the piano used to compose the melody for the Coast Guard anthem “Semper Paratus.” The piano was tracked down after a curious Munro crewmember who was studying for an advancement test read that the composer, Capt. Frances Van Boskerck, wrote the melody while in Unalaska in the 1920s. Photo by Unalaska Mayor Shirley Marquardt.

Humble Beginnings: Our Guide, Our Fame and Glory Too

Story by Lt. j.g. Jacob Hauser It’s no secret that the remote, but vibrant, Aleutian city of Unalaska, Alaska, is home to many treasures of Coast Guard lore, yet one of the most prominent would seem unlikely: a piano. This [...]


Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Wilson, a maritime enforcement specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, is a boarding team officer and is also a law enforcement instructor on the ship, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The Bertholf is deployed as part of the Coast Guard's Operation Arctic Shield. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo.

Williamsburg, Va., native enforces maritime law in the Arctic

Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Wilson, a maritime enforcement specialist on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, deployed Aug. 21 with the ship to the Arctic Ocean as part of the Coast Guard’s Operation Arctic Shield mission. As a senior boarding [...]


Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Spaulding, a machinery technician aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, stands an engineering watch on the ship, Sept. 15, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The Bertholf is deployed as part of Operation Arctic Shield and is assessing its capabilities operating in the region. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo.

Hooper, Utah, native maintains cutter’s engines in Arctic Ocean

Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Spaulding, a machinery technician on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, deployed Aug. 21 with the ship to the Arctic Ocean as part of the Coast Guard’s Operation Arctic Shield mission. As a machinery technician, Spaulding’s [...]


Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Sayer, a storekeeper, orders supplies and parts for the ship and stands helm watch on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf in the Arctic Ocean, Sept. 12, 2012. The Bertholf is on patrol in the Arctic as part of the Coast Guard's operation Artic Shield mission. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo.

Coast Guardsman raised in Juneau, Alaska, patrols north of Arctic Circle

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Sayer , a storekeeper on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, deployed Aug. 21 with the ship to the Arctic Ocean as part of the Coast Guard’s Operation Arctic Shield mission. Sayer is a supply petty [...]


Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Olczak, an information specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, takes photographs, writes information reports, and briefs the command on the ship, Sept. 15, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The Bertholf is deployed as part of Operation Arctic Shield and is assessing its capabilities operating in the region. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo.

Warwick, R.I., native takes part in inaugural Arctic patrol

    Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Olczak, an intelligence specialist on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, deployed Aug. 21 with the ship to the Arctic Ocean as part of the Coast Guard’s Operation Arctic Shield mission. As an information [...]


Petty Officer 2nd Class Samantha Hayes, an operations specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, stands a radio and radar watch on the ship, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The Bertholf is deployed as part of the Coast Guard's Operation Arctic Shield. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo.

Bremerton, Wash., native crosses Arctic Circle with CGC Bertholf

Petty Officer 2nd Class Samantha Hayes, an operations specialist on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, deployed Aug. 21 with the ship to the Arctic Ocean as part of the Coast Guard’s Operation Arctic Shield mission. Hayes’ job is to track [...]


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