Coast Guard conducts Homeland Security patrol on Potomac River

BALTIMORE - Seaman Scott Stevens, a boatcrew member at Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., keeps a watchful eye during a Homeland Security patrol on the Potomac River from the bow of a 25-foot Response Boat - Small Monday, Nov. 16, 2009.

Station Washington's missions include law enforcement, search and rescue, Homeland Security and environmental protection.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill.