Fire readiness on the Last Frontier
A thick layer of fog shrouds an empty gravel pit on the Coast Guard base in Kodiak, Alaska. Animals and foliage are hard to find in the wasteland-esq spot, but on May 23, something was stirring in this otherwise [...]
Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo discusses Arctic operations in Nome and Kotzebue, Alaska
As the nation’s lead federal agency for ensuring maritime safety and security in the Arctic, the Coast Guard will perform its statutory missions to ensure the Arctic remains a safe, secure and environmentally protected region. Rear. Adm. Thomas Ostebo, commander, [...]
Kodiak-based Coast Guard aviator receives GEICO Military Service Award
Petty Officer 1st Class Claude Morrissey is the GEICO 2012 Military Service Award winner from the Coast Guard. He was presented his award alongside his family at the 2012 GEICO Military Service Awards ceremony held on April 29 in Washington, [...]
Fostering relationships through emergency response
Alaska! It is a land of wonder and grandeur, a land steeped in beautiful vistas and peppered with native communities each is as distinct as they are unique from each other. Knowing these communities, their people and their unique cultures [...]
Coast Guard Fire and Rescue always ready in Kodiak, Alaska
The men and women of Coast Guard Fire and Rescue at Base Kodiak stand ready to respond to a myriad of emergency situation at a moment’s notice. Every member, from the new firefighter to the Fire Chief, is required [...]
Alaska-based Coast Guardsmen promotes local outdoor sport
Amidst a myriad of folders containing administrative paperwork, is one file filled with a plethora of satellite images and topographical maps. Careful lines, altitude marks, points of interest, distances and other denotations are scribed along the margins of each [...]
Deck Watch: Kodiak community weighs in at Kulluk Tow Incident meeting
Capt. Jerald Woloszynski, commanding officer Coast Guard Base Kodiak and Ivar Malutin, a lifelong Kodiak resident and Sun’aq Tribe elder, give their comments during a Kulluk Tow Incident community Meeting in Kodiak, Alaska, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Deck Watch [...]
Sycamore crew train for cold water survival in Cordova, Alaska
On a snowy 34-degree morning 19 crewmembers from Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore jumped into Cordova Harbor to perform their annual water survival exercise. The water temperature Dec. 12 was 39-degrees. Practicing water survival techniques is vital, particularly in Alaska where the [...]
Deck Watch: Cable eating bears keep Coast Guardsmen busy
By Seaman Justin Hergert Recently a brown bear at Communications Station Kodiak caused enough damage to disable a communications antenna for the winter season, until repairs can be made in the spring. The cost to repair the cable is estimated [...]
Deck Watch: Coast Guard encourages mariners to better prepare for voyages in Southeast Alaska
Lt. Ryan Erickson, chief of incident management at Coast Guard Sector Juneau, makes safety recommendations for mariners operating in Southeast Alaska during the winter from Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Deck Watch is a weekly five minute radio program [...]
