Photo Releases

Medal of Honor Recipient visits Coast Guard unit

2012-01-25T23:09:05Z

SAN DIEGO - Capt. Sean Mahoney, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
Diego, escorts Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry to the front
of the hangar Jan. 25, 2012. This was Petry's first opportunity to address Coast Guardsmen
and was able to experience first-hand patrolling the waters of San Diego Bay by getting
underway aboard a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft boat for a familiarization
ride around San Diego Bay.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry
speaks to members of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego during his visit
Jan. 25, 2012. This was Petry’s first opportunity to address Coast Guardsmen
and was able to experience first-hand patrolling the waters of San Diego Bay
by getting underway aboard a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft boat
for a familiarization ride around San Diego Bay.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 2nd Class Omar Rose, a boatswains mate at U.S. Coast Guard
Station San Diego, helps Medal of Honor Recipient U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry
put on a life preserver before getting underway Jan. 25, 2012. Petry visited Sector San Diego
and spoke with the members here before experiencing first-hand patrolling the waters of
San Diego Bay by getting underway aboard a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft
boat for a familiarization ride around San Diego Bay.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

Coast Guard enforces safety zone for America's Cup

2011-11-21T21:59:22Z

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 3rd Ryen Farnworth, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station San Diego, informs spectators of the safety zone in place in San Diego Bay during the America's Cup sailing races Nov. 20, 2011. The Coast Guard enforces safety zones like this one during events to ensure the safety of the spectators and participants. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristian Redner, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station San Diego, steers a 41-foot Utility Boat while enforcing a safety zone in San Diego Bay during the America's Cup sailing races Nov. 20, 2011. The Coast Guard enforces safety zones like this one during events to ensure the safety of the spectators and participants. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 3rd Ryen Farnworth, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station San Diego, observes the safety zone in place in San Diego Bay during the America's Cup sailing races Nov. 20, 2011. The Coast Guard enforces safety zones like this one during events to ensure the safety of the spectators and participants. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

Santa Barbara Coast Guardsman receives regional professional excellence award

2011-08-04T23:09:11Z

SAN DIEGO – Chief Petty Officer Seth Carter, executive petty officer of Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin, received the Admiral James S. Gracey Award for Professional Excellence during the Coast Guard Foundation’s 26^th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011.

The awards dinner was held to recognize specific acts of outstanding heroism, leadership and mission achievement performed in the Pacific region.

Information from the Coast Guard Foundation press release:

Receiving the Admiral James S. Gracey Award for Professional Excellence, Chief Petty Officer Seth Carter, Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin, will be recognized for his leadership that has proven to be a model for others in the service to follow. Carter’s commitment to safety and skill are demonstrated in his seasoned ship maneuvering during complicated mooring evolutions and challenging weather search and rescue operations. He supervised the unparalleled completion of 155 law enforcement boardings in six months resulting in citations of 126 violations and 26 vessel terminations, and was vital in the planning and execution of 16 search and rescue cases resulting in 31 lives saved and assisted. Carter’s expertise has been critical in the issuing of boating-under-the-influence citations as well as identifying vessels carries illegal workers. Providing both operational and administrative excellence, he has also been extremely active in career counseling and ensuring his crew’s dedication to professional development. Carter is involved in the community and provides support to the cutter’s Partnership in Education program enabling Blackfin to positively impact underprivileged children.

The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. For more information on the awards dinner and the Coast Guard Foundation, follow the link below:

http://coastguardfoundation.org/articles/112/1/Coast-Guard-Foundation-Pacific-Area-Awards-Dinner-Set-to-Honor-Coast-Guard/Page1.html

SAN DIEGO -- Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp poses with Chief Petty Officer Seth Carter, executive petty officer of Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin, who received the Admiral James C. Gracey Award for Professional Excellence during the Coast Guard Foundation's 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Chief Petty Officer Seth Carter, executive petty officer of Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin, speaks after receiving the Admiral James C. Gracey Award for Professional Excellence during the Coast Guard Foundation's 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp speaks during the Coast Guard Foundation's 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Henry G. Dunphy.

North Bend Coast Guardsman receives award for heroism

2011-08-04T19:01:56Z

SAN DIEGO – Petty Officer 2^nd Class Thomas Henry, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore., received the Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism during the Coast Guard Foundation’s 26^th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011.

The awards dinner was held to recognize specific acts of outstanding heroism, leadership and mission achievement performed in the Pacific region.

Information from the Coast Guard Foundation press release:

Petty Officer 2^nd Class Thomas Henry will be honored with the Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism for two harrowing helicopter rescues in 2010. On March 25, 2010 Henry responded with his [helicopter ] crew CG6514 to a distress call of four surfers pulled into a small enclave surrounded by steep cliffs and jagged rocks. Pummeled by tumultuous waves and confronting the dangerously panicked surfers, he was deployed into the water to hoist all four individually out of the water to safety despite peril and tremendous physical challenge. Henry is also being honored for a courageous act performed on the evening of July 5, 2010 during a response to a call of four people clinging to a 70-degree cliff, 120-feet above the beach. Deployed for a vertical rescue with blowing debris obscuring his visibility, AST2 Henry realized and communicated mid-rescue that his hoist cable had wrapped around the helicopter’s landing gear. Demonstrating unwavering composure, for twenty minutes he bravely hung below the aircraft until he was safely delivered to a runway.

http://coastguardfoundation.org/articles/112/1/Coast-Guard-Foundation-Pacific-Area-Awards-Dinner-Set-to-Honor-Coast-Guard/Page1.html

SAN DIEGO -- Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp poses with Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Henry, an aviation survival technician stationed at Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore., who received the Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism during the Coast Guard Foundation's 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Henry, an aviation survival technician stationed at Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore., speaks after receiving the Admiral Chester R. Bender Award for Heroism during the Coast Guard Foundation's 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Henry G. Dunphy.

American Samoa Coast Guard unit receives regional excellence award

2011-08-04T18:57:15Z

SAN DIEGO – Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa received the Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence during the Coast Guard Foundation’s 26^th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011.

The awards dinner was held to recognize specific acts of outstanding heroism, leadership and mission achievement performed in the Pacific region.

Information from the Coast Guard Foundation press release:

The Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence will be presented to Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa for its exceptional gains in maritime safety, security and stewardship in the South Pacific. These include stopping vessels in U.S. waters engaged in environmental pollution activities, and identifying vessels that do not meet safety regulations and those that are drug trafficking. The unit also planned the successful removal of over 65,000 gallons of aviation gas from a sunken tanker, led storm preparations ahead of the landfall of a cyclone, and provided training to increase the competency of unlicensed fishing vessels to reduce accident rates. Comprised of only three Coast Guard members, their remarkable accomplishments in one year’s time have earned the unit the award for outstanding mission achievements.

http://coastguardfoundation.org/articles/112/1/Coast-Guard-Foundation-Pacific-Area-Awards-Dinner-Set-to-Honor-Coast-Guard/Page1.html

SAN DIEGO -- Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp poses with Lt. Trevor Parra, who received the Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence on behalf of Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa during the Coast Guard Foundation's 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Lt. Trevor Parra speaks after receiving the Admiral John B. Hayes Award for Unit Excellence on behalf of Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa during the Coast Guard Foundation's 26th Annual Pacific Area awards dinner in San Diego, Aug. 3, 2011. The Coast Guard Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1969 that supports projects that enhance the education, welfare and morale of Coast Guard members and their families. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Henry G. Dunphy.

San Diego-based security team receives prestigious award

2011-08-02T23:12:21Z

SAN DIEGO - Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego was presented the Coast Guard's prestigious Sumner I. Kimball Readiness Award during an official military ceremony presided over by the commanding officer of the Deployable Operations Group, Capt. Eugene Gray, Aug. 1.

Coast Guard units receive this award for achieving an outstanding performance rating during an extremely detailed and rigorous week-long inspection.

"I am very honored and privileged to be associated with the outstanding group of professionals stationed here at MSST San Diego. The Kimball Award is a testament to their proficiency, dedication, and effort. I could not be more proud of the phenomenal job that each individual does on a daily basis to protect our nation’s borders and citizens.",” said Cmdr. Eric Cooper, commanding officer of MSST San Diego.

The inspection covers numerous categories including; the condition of response boats and equipment, rescue and survival systems, crew knowledge of standard operating procedures and parameters, training program and readiness, and practical drills and exercises. MSST San Diego personnel received perfect scores in both drills and training program and exceptionally high scores in all remaining categories.

The award's namesake, Sumner I. Kimball, was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878 to the post of General Superintendent of the U.S. Life-Saving Service which would later comprise a key component of the modern day Coast Guard. Kimball's lofty standards laid a solid foundation and significantly contributed to the modern day Coast Guard's reputation as life saving responders.

While the Coast Guard maintains a high readiness posture, only 10 percent of shore-based boat force units are awarded the Kimball Award each year.

Senators meet with San Diego Maritime Unified Command

2011-06-17T22:36:50Z

SAN DIEGO -- Capt. Thomas Farris, Coast Guard Sector San Diego Commander, briefs Sens. Mary Landrieu and Dan Coats, members of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on the efforts of the San Diego Maritime Unified Command in combating transnational crime during the senators' visit to San Diego June 17, 2011. The MUC is a collaborative law enforcement effort between local, state and federal agencies operating in San Diego's maritime domain, whose goal is to increase homeland security by eliminating transnational crime. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Office 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Sens. Mary Landrieu and Dan Coats, members of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, listen to a brief given by Capt. Thomas Farris, Coast Guard Sector San Diego Commander, on the efforts of the San Diego Maritime Unified Command (MUC) in combating transnational crime during the senators' visit to San Diego June 17, 2011. The MUC is a collaborative law enforcement effort between local, state and federal agencies operating in San Diego's maritime domain, whose goal is to increase homeland security by eliminating transnational crime. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Office 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Skarra, an aviation survival technician from Coast Guard Sector San Diego, gives a safety brief to Sens. Mary Landrieu and Dan Coats, members of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and their staff members before departing on a helicopter over flight of San Diego's harbor and border region June 17, 2011. During their visit, the senators were briefed by the Maritime Unified Command, a collaborative law enforcement effort between local, state and federal agencies operating in San Diego's maritime domain, whose goal is to increase homeland security by eliminating transnational crime. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Office 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter departs from Coast Guard Sector San Diego with member of Sens. Mary Landrieu and Dan Coats' congressional delegations aboard for an aerial tour of San Diego's harbor and border region June 17, 2011. The senators, members of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, met with the senior leadership of the San Diego Maritime Unified Command, a collaborative law enforcement effort between local, state and federal agencies operating in San Diego's maritime domain, whose goal is to increase homeland security by eliminating transnational crime. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Office 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

Coast Guard hosts Sea Scouts' Safety at Sea Day

2011-04-27T06:12:28Z

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 3rd Class David Sarmiento, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station San Diego, teaches Sea Scouts from the San Diego area to plug and patch a leaking pipe during Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Sea Scouts from the San Diego area learn how to plug and patch a leaking pipe during Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- A Sea Scout from the San Diego area learns how to use a fire extinguisher from members of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's Metro Arson Strike Team during a Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian LaVigne, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station San Diego, explains the safety equipment the Coast Guard uses during Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 3rd Class William Pless, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station San Diego, demonstrates firing a signal flare during the Sea Scouts Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian LaVigne, a machinery technician at Coast Guard Station San Diego, helps a Sea Scout don an anti-exposure coverall prior to a survival swim during Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Petty Officer 2nd Class Robyn Hamilton (in black), a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, teaches Sea Scouts how to right a life raft in the event of an emergency during Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego area Sea Scouts climb into a life raft as part of a survival swim during Safety at Sea Day hosted by Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The event included stations that taught firefighting, knot tying, plugging and patching and a survival swim. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

Coast Guard coordinates cleanup of marina fire aftermath

2011-03-25T23:46:17Z

SAN DIEGO -- Ensign Mario Monreal, a member of Coast Guard Sector San Diego's Incident Management Division, examines the cleanup efforts of fuel leaking from a yacht that sunk in its slip in the Coronado Cays due to a fire aboard, March 25, 2011. The San Diego and Coronado, Calif., fire departments extinguished the fire, and the Coast Guard is coordinating the containment and removal of pollution with oil spill response organizations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- An oil spill response worker places sorbent boom in the water to collect fuel leaking from a yacht that sunk in its slip in the Coronado Cays due to a fire aboard it, March 25, 2011. The San Diego and Coronado, Calif., fire departments extinguished the fire, and the Coast Guard is coordinating the containment and removal of pollution with oil spill response organizations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Oil spill response workers place sorbent pads and boom in the water to collect fuel leaking from a yacht that sunk in its slip in the Coronado Cays due to a fire aboard it, March 25, 2011. The San Diego and Coronado, Calif., fire departments extinguished the fire, and the Coast Guard is coordinating the containment and removal of pollution with oil spill response organizations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- An oil spill response worker places sorbent pads in the water to collect fuel leaking from a yacht that sunk in its slip in the Coronado Cays due to a fire aboard it, March 25, 2011. The San Diego and Coronado, Calif., fire departments extinguished the fire, and the Coast Guard is coordinating the containment and removal of pollution with oil spill response organizations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Ensign Mario Monreal, a member of Coast Guard Sector San Diego's Incident Management Division, discusses the cleanup efforts of fuel leaking from a yacht that sunk in its slip in the Coronado Cays due to a fire aboard with an oil spill response worker, March 25, 2011. The San Diego and Coronado, Calif., fire departments extinguished the fire, and the Coast Guard is coordinating the containment and removal of pollution with oil spill response organizations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

San Diego Coast Guard members return from Gulf of Aden

2011-03-06T18:44:04Z

SAN DIEGO – Loved ones welcome members of Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) San Diego, 91109, at San Diego International Airport after their return from a 4-month deployment to the Gulf of Aden in support of counter-piracy operations March 5, 2011.
The team conducted several counter-piracy boardings while deployed aboard U.S. Navy vessels assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (CENTCOM) and Combined Task Force 151. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

For more information, follow the link below for the homecoming press release:

http://www.uscgsandiego.com/go/doc/830/1030031/