"The Jaws of Death" - An official U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CPHOM Robert F. Sargent, USCG. A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the First Division on the morning of 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach. Click on this iconic image to learn more about the CG's historic role at Normandy.
"The Jaws of Death" - An official U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CPHOM Robert F. Sargent, USCG. A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks U.S. troops on the morning of 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach. CLICK on this iconic image to learn more about the CG's historic role at Normandy.
"The Jaws of Death" - An official U.S. Coast Guard photograph by CPHOM Robert F. Sargent, USCG. A Coast Guard-manned LCVP from the U.S.S. Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the First Division on the morning of 6 June 1944 at Omaha Beach. CLICK on this iconic image to learn more about the CG's historic role at Normandy.
20th Anniversary of CG Response to Hurricane KATRINA: USCG saved over 33,500 lives using helicopters and vessels in Search and Rescue Operations, after the hurricane's landfall on 29 August.
20th Anniversary of CG Response to Hurricane KATRINA: USCG saved over 33,500 lives using helicopters and vessels in Search and Rescue Operations, after the hurricane's landfall on 29 August.
20th Anniversary of CG Response to Hurricane KATRINA: USCG saved over 33,500 lives using helicopters and vessels in Search and Rescue Operations, after the hurricane's landfall on 29 August.
A Coast Guard RHIB off Manhattan on the morning of 11 September 2001 (not a USCG photograph).Photo by Chan Irwin, the owner of Irwin Marine in Red Bank, New Jersey. He had taken a fast boat out into the harbor on 9/11/2001 but got turned back before the radio call request for aid was sent out. He gave a copy of his photograph to his friend Mike Harmon who forwarded this digital copy to the Historian's Office. (Info. provided by Matthew Riva, WSJ Night Photo Editor, 2021).
USCG RHIB off Manhattan, 9/11/2001. Remembering those who sacrificed, and those who served.
A Coast Guard RHIB off Manhattan on the morning of 11 September 2001. Photo taken by Chan Irwin and provided courtesy of Mike Harmon.
HAPPY 234th BIRTHDAY US COAST GUARD!!!! On 4 Aug 1790, Congress passed the Appropriations Act authorizing construction of "a system of cutters." Proposed by first Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, these ships aimed to enforce customs law to fill the coffers of our new Nation. These "cutters" were the genesis of the US Coast Guard.
On 4 Aug 1790, Congress passed the Appropriations Act authorizing construction of "a system of cutters."
On 4 Aug 1790, Congress passed the Appropriations Act authorizing construction of "a system of cutters." Proposed by first Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, these ships aimed to enforce customs law to fill the coffers of our new Nation. These "cutters" were the genesis of the US Coast Guard.
1 May marks the 125th anniversary of the start of this pivotal war. For more info click on the image.
A photo of the U.S. Revenue Cutter McCulloch, dated August 1898 in Manila Bay just after the Spanish-American War.
USRC McCULLOCH steamed with Admiral Dewey's Squadron into Manila Bay, 1 May 1898, and suffered the only casualty of the Battle.
Personnel of the RCS Overland Expedition approach the stranded whaling fleet in 1898.
RCS Overland Expedition personnel approach stranded whalers, 1898
Personnel of the RCS Overland Expedition approach the stranded whaling fleet in 1898.
The officers and crew of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Rush, 1 November 1908.
USRC Rush Officers & Crew
The officers and crew of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Rush, 1 November 1908.
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