Coast Guardsmen performing battle drills
Photograph. Eight Coast Guardsmen man a large artillery gun at the bow of a ship. Official caption on reverse: "718432. From: Public Relations Division / U.S. Coast Guard / Washington, D.C. Battle Drill. Somewhere at Sea -- U.S. Coast Guardsmen man the forward gun on the bow of a Coast Guard ship during battle drill somewhere in the Atlantic. A Coast Guard officer shouts directions to the bridge while the crew blasts away at an imaginary submarine. The Coast Guard's anti-submarine patrol keep the sea lanes open for vital shipping of men and material, needed in the war zones." A circled "3" is notated in pencil. Atlantic Ocean. No date