Striking Images Of US Coast Guard Machines

The crew of the US Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick stands proud facing the crowd of the commissioning ceremony while they “bring the cutter to life” at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, Alaska. These US Coast Guard machine images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

2016 was the 100 year anniversary of US Coast Guard aviation. To help commemorate the event, select Coast Guard units received a MH-65D helicopter with a centennial paint scheme.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium conduct an offshore patrol during Operation Kohola Guardian in Maui, Hawaii.

The Coast Guard Cutter Munro passes under the Golden gate Bridge on its way into the Bay Area.

The Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick (WPC 1121) and crew make way to their home port at Coast Guard Base Ketchikan in Ketchikan, Alaska. The Fast Response Cutter McCormick and its crew completed a 6,200-mile trip from Key West, Florida. These US Coast Guard machine images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from 1-207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, sling loads equipment back to the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska.

The Coast Guard and partner agencies conducted an ocean rescue demonstration near Ventura, California.

A Coast Guard Lockheed C-130 Hercules taxis the runway at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor patrol the Pacific Ocean near Guam in a 29-foot Response Boat-Small.These US Coast Guard machine images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

The Coast Guard and partner agencies conducted an ocean rescue demonstration near Ventura, California.

Members of Coast Guard Forward Operating Base Point Mugu and Los Angeles County Fire Department conduct joint cliff rescue training at Point Vicente Lighthouse.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star and its crew depart Sydney, Australia, after a multi-day port call to top off needed ship supplies prior to heading south for Antarctica.

U.S. Coast Guard flight deck crew members aboard maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) tie down an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter. These US Coast Guard machine images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Seattle and an MH-65 dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles conduct night time hoisting training.

A U.S. Coast Guard H-60 Jayhawk departs Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, in Portsmouth, Va. following a damage assessment of North Carolina.

Coast Guard crew members enforce the waterway security zone surrounding Washington, D.C. leading up to 2017 presidential inauguration.

The 225-foot Coast Guard Cutter Oak underway in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, to replace seasonal aids to navigation. These US Coast Guard machine images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

The Coast Guard’s newest National Security Cutter, Munro, is 418-feet in length, has a top speed in excess of 28 knots and a range of 12,000 nautical miles.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey A. Evans, a maritime enforcement specialist, trains on a .50 caliber machine gun in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Seneca is a 270-foot cutter homeported in Boston.

Members of Forward Operating Base Point Mugu participated in cliff rescue training off the coast of Point Vicente Lighthouse.

A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Seattle gets underway for a morning patrol through Elliott Bay, Wash. See all military images. We hope you enjoyed these US Coast Guard machine images and have a small favor to ask. Please consider sharing this post so others can easily find and enjoy these images as well.