U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Victoria Sparacino trains Coast Guard Academy cadets in seamanship while aboard Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (WIX 327) in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 1, 2024. Eagle is a 295-foot, ...

Eight miles west of Petaluma on Tomales Road is a Coast Guard training center whose programs include a highly advanced, 5½-month-long rescue swimmer school. That program, officially named Aviation ...