Songbird in a sea of blue

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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For a service member, uniformity is a way of life. From the rules, to the ranks, to the clothes, all aspects of the job are saturated with standardization. While uniformity is necessary, the repetition can be dull. However, service members are also individuals, and have interests, hobbies and pastimes that make them all different. Some [...]

Council of Foreign Relations visits Barrow

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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Coast Guard personnel accompanied members of the Council of Foreign Relations on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight to Barrow May 13, 2012. The CFR is a group designed to minimize gaps between different professional communities. Individuals from the government, business, media, academic and religious communities are invited to engage in discussion over various developing policy. [...]

Road-line painters for the Alaskan seas

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

POINT HOPE, Alaska - To help vessels safely navigate through the Bering Strait four Coast Guardsmen from Aids to Navigation Team Kodiak traveled to Point Hope to build the Northern-most Coast Guard Aid to Navigation tower in the United States July 28, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn.

Ever wonder about how the red triangles and green squares got where they were to help boaters navigate safely through waters? Click the link above to read about who maintains aids to navigation for mariners.

Deck Watch escorts cruise ships near Juneau

Friday, May 11, 2012

JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew escorts the first cruise ship of the season into port May 3, 2012. In addition to Station Juneau Coast Guardsmen, many Sector Juneau personnel are involved in ensuring safety aboard cruise ships in Southeast Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.

Deck Watch assists Station Juneau with marine inspections and prepares for the busy cruise ship season. Listen now to find out more!

Air Station Sitka assists in search for missing hiker

Friday, May 11, 2012

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When Alaska State Troopers in Klawock received a report of a lone 13-year-old girl overdue from her hike early Monday morning, the various Southeast Alaska search-and-rescue agencies did what they do best. The state troopers began coordinating with the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad to bring in search teams from throughout the region. “Search teams from [...]

Kodiak is king of the pins

Friday, May 4, 2012

KODIAK, Alaska - Seamen Kathy Jim, a Tsunami Lanes Bowling Center employee, poses for a photo in front of the bowling lanes at the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation facility on Coast Guard Base Kodiak May 4, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

A loud thud followed by a dull roar thunders across the building as a bright orange ball races down a bowling lane. A loud punctuating crash reverberates through the small room as 10 white pins with two red stripes fly around a cage. A victorious bowler raises his fist to show triumph at the recent [...]

Deck Watch deploys to Cordova

Friday, May 4, 2012

CORDOVA, Alaska - Petty Officer 3rd Class Erich Klinger, an aviation survival technician, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Gustaveson, an avaition maintenance technician, Lt. Jon Bartel, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot and an Air National Guard pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron transport one of two injured people from a Coast Guard Jayhawk in Cordova to an Air National Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft for further transport to Anchorage May 6, 2011. The helicopter crews in Cordova are forward deployed from Kodiak as they do each summer to mitigate the risks posed from increased fishing and tourist traffic in the region. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Gordon.

Deck Watch radio features Coast Guard news and information across Alaska.  The feature this week is with Lt. Mark Heussner, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot and scheduling officer, regarding Air Station Kodiak’s recent deployment of air assets to Cordova for the busy spring and summer fishing seasons.  To listen to Deck Watch, click here.  Here’s [...]

Station Juneau escorts season’s first cruise ship

Thursday, May 3, 2012

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  JUNEAU, Alaska — Two Coast Guard Station Juneau Response Boat — Medium crews could be seen darting throughout Gastineau Channel as the first cruise ship of the season made a port call.  Over the next several months, an average of four or more cruise ships will make pull into downtown Juneau every day. By the end [...]

Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew conducts damage control training

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska – Seaman Hugo Medrano, front, Petty Officer 2nd Class Kathryn Menrath, and Seaman Tommy McLaughlin practice proper firefighting hose handling techniques aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro in Dutch Harbor while other crewmen observe April 28, 2012. Cutter crews are trained to operate as a team while using a fire hose, its nozzle and other damage control equipment to assist with any shipboard emergencies. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Munro.

       

Emerald Isle team gives first-aid after tragedy

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

KODIAK, Alaska - Tsavo (left), and Akela (right) wait for treats from their owner, Lt. Cmdr. Deb Cawthorn, Coast Guard District 17 health, safety and work-life regional practice manager, after participating in a therapy session during a critical incident stress management outreach April 27, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally.

Kodiak-based Coast Guardsmen get first-aid after tragedy and Deck Watch learns about Critical Incident Stress Management. Click the above link to learn more.

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