Art

Life Lessons

Life Lessons

Wrap It Up

Wrap It Up

Red Gearing Up

Red Gearing Up

Incoming

Portrait of Capt. Matthew Meilstrup, captain of the USCG Barque Eagle

Portrait of Capt. Matthew Meilstrup, captain of the USCG Barque Eagle

Ready

Ready

Over the Mountain

Over the Mountain

Corner Office

Corner Office

Joint Base Guantanamo Bay
Sea dragon, Guantanamo Bay – Operation Unified Response 2010. This helo is from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15), a US Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Nicknamed the “Blackhawks”.

The Task at Hand

Painted on site, Port au Prince, Haiti
A SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the “Dusty Dogs” of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 7, takes off from Port au Prince for the outlying areas, delivering water and supplies. HS7 is part of Carrier Air Wing 17.
Private Collection

Seahawk Study

Port au Prince, Haiti Standing guard over the crowds aboard an armored vehicle. The Toussaint Louverture International Airport was a scene of controlled chaos, the buildings were unstable (we were experiencing aftershocks) and there were lines of people waiting for a flight out, medical assistance or other aid. Courtesy of the Collection of USAF, United States Pentagon

Guardian

Our driver during the mission to Haiti, at the head of a convoy of vehicles carrying supplies to
the area surrounding Port au Prince.
Courtesy of the Collection of USAF, United States Pentagon

Doing His Job

Warrior

Warrior

342 Training Squadron, USAF Combat Control School
Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC
After a 20 mile hike, through the trackless woods of North Carolina, with 80 lbs of battle gear, the soldiers had a brief respite before the next leg of the journey. This young man’s exhausted countenance tells the story of the intensity of the training.
Courtesy of the Collection of USAF, United States Pentagon
Founder’s Award, American Society of Aviation Artists

A Long Day

Patriot Defender trainees hold the gate against insurgents
Courtesy of the Collection of USAF, United States Pentagon

At The Gate

For Those Who Keep ’em Flying
Joint Base Guantanamo Bay
Sea dragon, Guantanamo Bay – Operation Unified Response 2010.
National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL. Permanent collection.
Award of Merit, United States Navy

For Those Who Keep 'em Flying

Patriot Defender trainees take the “citadel”, the elevated levels of the mock village

Smokin'

On night patrol, two trainees are heedless of the cactus

Prickly Pair

Night patrol in the desert

On Patrol

A young man reads of his grandfather’s experiences in the USCG during the Vietnam War
Collection of the United States Coast Guard Academy

Grandfather's Letters

Lucy

Lucy

Patience

Patience

Quinn

Quinn

Ollie

Ollie

Boneyard Blue

Boneyard Blue

Little Red Robin

Little Red Robin

Red & Shiny

Red & Shiny

Auburn

Auburn

Fins

Fins

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

Auburn

Auburn

The Shoes of Georgia O'Keeffe

The Shoes of Georgia O'Keeffe

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