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Coast Guard Picture of the Week
Vertical delivery training MSU Port Arthur, a photo by U.S. Coast Guard on Flickr. HOUSTON – Lt. j.g. Greg Hersh, chief enforcement officer at Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, gets lowered down from an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter onto the deck of the motor vessel Cape Taylor during vertical delivery training, Jan. 24, 2012. VDEL training allows Coast Guard law enforcement teams to board commercial vessels underway from a helicopter and it provides another avenue should sea or other conditions present [...]
Coast Guard Picture of the Week
2012 ice season starts today A Coast Guard C-130 fixed wing aircraft overflies an iceberg during patrol. Service with the International Ice Patrol is one of the many operations of the C-130. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
Coast Guard Picture of the Week
Coast Guard units train on Lake Pontchartrain, a photo by U.S. Coast Guard on Flickr. NEW ORLEANS – Two Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter crews from Air Station New Orleans and a 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew from Station New Orleans get into position on Lake Pontchartrain during a training evolution, Jan. 17, 2012. The crew members train to sharpen the skills and gain experience needed to provide a fast response and efficient resolution to maritime emergencies. U.S. Coast [...]
USS Abraham Lincoln and USS John C. Stennis
USS Abraham Lincoln and USS John C. Stennis join for a turnover of responsibility in the Arabian Sea., a photo by Official U.S. Navy Imagery on Flickr. ARABIAN SEA (Jan 19, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) join for a turnover of responsibility in the Arabian Sea. Both ships are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. [...]
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