In honor of college basketball’s March Madness tournament, the U.S. Coast Guard is conducting its own competition. In Shutter Shootout 2016, photos taken by Guard photographers over the last year are competing in a head-to-head bracket of 64.
This photo gallery includes some of the photos in the competition. Go to the Coast Guard’s official Facebook page to see all the competitors and to vote on your favorite.
Recruits at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, place their hands on the shoulders of those in front of them as they prepare to safely leave a fire simulator, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Recruits learn shipboard firefighting techniques in basic training in order to familiarize them with the equipment used in the fleet.
(U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)
It’s March Madness in the U.S. Coast Guard, as Guard photographers compete in the annual Shutter Shootout. Go to the Coast Guard’s official Facebook page to “like” your favorite photo in the interactive bracket of 64 competing photos..