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April 21, 2021
Protect the wetlands by taking an oil sample
Learn about oil and chemical clean-ups, habitat protection, and tour the wetlands around the Big Easy.
Learn how an aircrew helps boaters in distress
When someone is stranded in the water after a boating accident, a Coast Guard air crew will get them a radio, water, food, and rafts.
Help! We have a mystery substance!
Check out a few of the tests we use to identify an unknown substance.
Spend the day at sea
Spend a day at sea with the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter named after Alexander Hamilton.
Mayday Mayday!
There’s a boat taking on water! You're in southeast Alaska. And you’re part of the crew helping launch a search and rescue mission.
Fix a 200,000 pound motor
The Healy lets the United States be a leader in Arctic science research by hosting scientists who studying the Arctic environment and its marine life.
Splash! Become a rescue swimmer
Go behind the scenes and see how we train rescue swimmers, and the members who keep our aircraft ready for the next mission.
Inspect a jet engine
Find invisible cracks in a jet engine, get it patched up and back in the aircraft, then take it for a test spin.
Prepare to be boarded!
Join us for a day in the life of Station Yaquina Bay, which runs rescue and law enforcement missions to protect people and wildlife.
Meet the U.S. Coast Guard Band!
Meet some members of the Coast Guard Band and their kids, and check out some performances - including Taps and the Indiana Jones theme song.
Last reviewed on: 10/05/2020