Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) Coast Guardsmen from Station Chincoteage arrive on station in the pre-dawn hours prior to the start of the Chincoteague annual pony swim. (photo by Joan Zopf-Faram/special) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) Station Executive Petty Officer, BM1 Carlton Hargis watched the gathered boats during the Chincoteague annual pony swim. (photo by Mark D. Faram/Navy Times) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) Coast Guardsmen from Station Chincoteage take reset the route prior to the start of the Chincoteague annual pony swim. (photo by Joan Zopf-Faram/special) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) Coast Guardsmen from Station Chincoteage use smoke to alert that the Chincoteague annual pony swim has begun. (photo by Mark D. Faram/Navy Times) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) The start of the Chincoteague annual pony swim as the ponies enter the water at Assageague (photo by Mark D. Faram/Navy Times) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) Coast Guardsmen stand between boaters and kayakers as the ponies swim between Assateague and Chincoteague Islands during the annual pony swim. (photo by Joan Zopf-Faram/special) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) Safe and sound, the ponies arive on Chincoteage Island after a 200-yard swim from Assateague island. (photo by Joan Zopf-Faram/special) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) A lost pony weaves in and out of the crowd of spectator boats, off course during the swim. Coast Guardsmen from Station Chincoteage used their boat to guide the pony to shore. (photo by Mark D. Faram/Navy Times) 
Chincoteague, Va. (July 25, 2018) Chief Boatswain’s Mate Ken Morris, Chincoteague Station Officer in Charge watches the annual pony swim from the dock. (photo by Mark D. Faram/Navy Times)
