A Coast Guard San Francisco helicopter crew flies near Super Bowl city in San Francisco Feb. 5, 2016.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adam Stanton.

Super Bowl 50

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena Behind all the glitz and glamour of Super Bowl 50 festivities, a group of highly-trained individuals worked to keep San Francisco’s waterways safe for mariners – the Coast Guard. This year’s Super […]


Petty Officer 1st Class Dorothy Burke reads to children from the book "Little Erroll" during a Partenrship in Education reading event in Petaluma, California. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Honoring Dr. King’s legacy of service

Story provided by Lt. Erin Chlum, public affairs officer for Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma This past Monday the Nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. King’s birthday was originally designated as a federal holiday in 1983, then in 1995, […]


Pictured is Alcatraz Lighthouse on San Francisco Bay during sunset in 2015.

Beacon of the Bay

Story provided by Chief Petty Officer Robert Sevon Whether you are a mariner, photographer, writer or tourist, there is no denying the strong allure of the lighthouse. The lighthouse demands your gaze, standing tall through the storm and illuminating the […]


Pictured is the Malta-flagged 738-foot deep draft bulk carrier Maribella at anchor in Aarhus Port, Denmark. Photo by Bendt Nielsen.

Fire at sea: Wake-up call averts a mariner’s nightmare

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena On the evening of July 27, 2015, while much of the public attention was focused on thousands of firefighters battling wildfires in the western United States, the crew of a 738-foot Maltese […]


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The Slades of surf, salt and stations

Story and photo provided by Coast Guard Academy Cadet Hailey Thompson Bodega Bay, California, is a spectacular place. A turquoise lagoon surrounded by flowering bushes and scrub pines creates quite the backdrop for a Coast Guard surf station, which is one of […]


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Not in our town

Story provided by Chief Petty Officer Jason Miller Photos by Leigh Anne Stump As April ends, many will walk along to the next month’s awareness initiative. Before this month ends at midnight, and with it Sexual Assault Awareness Month, prevention and awareness for sexual assault must […]


Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Kellee Nolan, from Pacific Area, speaks during one of the coaching sessions held during the Women's Leadership Symposium at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, Calif., Wednesday, March 18, 2015.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena

2015 Women’s Leadership Symposium

Story and photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena Since the late 1940s women have been serving and defending our nation with great pride, honor and valor. Ida Lewis, keeper of the Lime Rock Light, was credited with saving […]


Coast Guard Station Lake Taheo

Hardly a vacation

Story provided by Fireman Katherine Hays of Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe Coast Guard Station Lake Tahoe is nicknamed Station Vacation for its remote, pristine location and proximity to world-class ski resorts, but it may be more deserving of the […]


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Station San Francisco: Protecting The City

Story and photos provided by Master Chief Petty Officer Devin Spencer, Officer-in-charge of Coast Guard Station San Francisco Come spend a few days with the crew of Coast Guard Station San Francisco, and it won’t take you long to be […]


The Coast Guard Cutter Hawksbill Hawksbill conducts safety zone enforcement for the San Francisco Fleet Week 2014 Air Show. 
U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Evan Wilcox.

A fleet-footed legacy

Story by Lt. j.g. Amanda Faulkner, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco “It takes an endless amount of history to make a little tradition,” wrote Henry James, a late 19th century American writer. The Coast Guard carried on a naval tradition […]


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