Look closely at the white seabird in the middle of this patch: it is coming up out of the water with a fish in its claws, which is about as plain a picture of a rescue swimmer's job as anyone could...
The life ring on this patch is the international symbol of lifesaving, and the Coast Guard put it at the center of its search and rescue program logo in 1997, under an eagle and over the racing...
Amid thundering rotors and swirling debris, a new breed of Coast Guard hero takes the field: the SAR dog. Trained alongside their human partners, these canines bound through chaos to sniff out hope...