Breeches Buoy on Horse-Drawn Cart

Three Coast Guard crew members with a horse drawn cart loaded with a breeches buoy and other lifesaving equipment at Gayhead Lifesaving Station, located south of Martha Vineyard.

Joshua James

Joshua James was the most celebrated lifesaver, credited with saving hundreds of lives during his career with the U.S. Life Saving Service.

Breeches Buoy Rescue

Person being rescued by means of a Breeches Buoy.

Thistlemore Rescue 1922

Coast Guardsmen bring the crew of the British steamer Thistlemore ashore off Peaked Hill Bar, MA on January 2, 1922.

Burning Coston Signals

Coast Guardsmen burning Coston signals to illuminate the scene of a shipwreck to facilitate the landing of survivors.

Coast Guard Traineed at Winter Station

Coast Guardsmen from Winter Station hauled a special built boat fastened to a bob sled to the nearest point of rescue.

Fordson Tractor Pulling Boat Wagon to the Beach

USCGC Spencer Rescue (WWII)

Officers of a torpedoed British merchant ship hold onto their heaving raft as fellow crew members clamber aboard sub-hunting Coast Guard cutter, USCGC Spencer.

Welcomed Sight

A Coast Guard crash boat races to the rescue, a sight familiar with fliers who were forced down or crashed in coastal waters. Circa 1947.

Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer

JUNEAU, Alaska -- A rescue swimmer jumps out of a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter into Gastineau Channel during a training exercise.

Coast Guard C-130

HOUSTON (Sept. 12, 2005) A C-130 Hercules from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, NC, gets a light shower while it waits on the flightline at Air Station Houston for instructions for delivering supplies to areas affected by Hurricane Rita.

Delivering Food and Supplies

GULFPORT, Miss. (Sept. 18, 2005) Ens. Dan Donovan of Jacksonville, Fla. delivers food to Serenity Dedeaux and her family during Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.

A Son Says Good-Bye

KODIAK, Alaska (Aug 31, 2005)--Coast Guard Chief Aviation Maintenance Technician Marc Triglia hugs his 11-year old son Lucas before he leaves to participate in recovery operations after Hurricane Katrina. Triglia is one of seven Coast Guard C -130 crewmen

First Responder

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 30, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Beaty, 29, of Long Island, N.Y., looks for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Katrina here today. Beaty is a member of an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescue crew sent from Clearwater, Fl

Rescued with Pets

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 5, 2005) Coast Guardsmen and other local rescue crews assist in relocating residence and their pets after Hurricane Katrina.

Power Outage

MOBILE, Ala. (Aug. 29, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin R. Feussner, 33, of Daphne, Ala., writes down the locations of stranded individuals in need of assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina today at Coast Guard Aviation Training Cent

Aiding Hurricane Victim

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 6, 2005) - A victim of Hurricane Katrina jumps to land after being rescued from his flooded home by members of the Sector Ohio Valley Disaster Area Response Team and the Miami-Dade Urban Search and Rescue Team. The Coast Guard is workin

Rescued Chihuahua

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 5, 2005) Coast Guardsmen and other local rescue crews assist in relocating residence and their pets after Hurricane Katrina

Rescued Dog

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 5, 2005) Coast Guardsmen and other local rescue crews assist in relocating residence and their pets after Hurricane Katrina.

Lucky Gator

BATON ROUGE, La. (Oct. 6, 2005) Contractors recovered, cleaned and released an alligator at the Bass Enterprises South Facility in Cox Bay, La., Oct. 6, 2005. Hurricane Katrina caused an estimated 3.8 million gallons of oil to be released at this facility.

Rooftop Rescue

NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 29, 2005) -Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Huerta prepares to hoist two children into a Coast Guard rescue helicopter here today. The children were among many New Orleans citizens to be rescued from their rooftops due to flooding caused b

Teamwork

BELLE CHASSE, LA - A common sight during the Hurricane Katrina rescue response, a Coast Guard helicopter pilot and National Guard helicopter pilot share run-way space as they taxi the airfield at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, Aug. 30, 2005. Both ser

USCG Rescue - Katrina

HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters and an HH-65A Dolphin hover above hurricane-damaged New Orleans, lifting flood victims to safety. At the height of Katrina rescue operations, over 60 Coast Guard aircraft were simultaneously involved in life-saving missions.

USCG Rescues Dog

Man and his best friend are hoisted to safety aboard an HH-65A Dolphin helicopter just after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans. Whenever possible, the Coast Guard rescued beloved pets along with their owners.

Memorial Plaque

The Coast Guard Station Gulfport memorial plaque displayed at the new station building shows before and after pictures of destruction caused during Hurricane Katrina when a 26-foot wave swept through the facility