Arlington, VA (March 4, 2008)-The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the first upgraded HC-130J long-range surveillance maritime patrol aircraft Friday. The aircraft's new mission equipment and sensor packages are designed to deliver enhanced search, detection and tracking capabilities to perform maritime search and rescue, maritime law enforcement and homeland security missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
(March 4, 2008) SAN FRANCISCO - A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Aspen, a buoy tender stationed at Sector San Francisco, prepares the ship to get underway on Tuesday here. Their upcoming mission is to travel north up the California coast into Humboldt Bay, Calif. (Coast Guard photo by Seaman Robert Brazzell)
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Master Chief Petty Officer William Bodley, center, of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf has his new Master Chief collar devices pinned on by his wife, Zina, left, and Chief Warrant Officer John Williams, right, March 3, 2008. Bodley has served the U.S. Coast Guard for more than 25 years. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Anderson.