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, [...]
Expanding horizons for Alaska’s youth
Depending on the location and type of unit, a Coast Guardsman could be described in a variety of terms: lifesaver, law enforcer, pollution responder, aviator, teacher and so much more. Last week, as part of the Coast Guard Partnership in [...]
Alaska-based Coast Guardsman recieves award for financial stewardship excellence
By Auxiliarist Drew Herman Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Schinke, head of the Base Kodiak comptroller division, has been recognized as the winner of the 2012 Coast Guard Chief Financial Officer Award for Excellence in the E-6 and below [...]
Coast Guard holds first Alaskan Military Women’s Symposium in Juneau
Women have been serving as part of the Coast Guard since its early days as the Lighthouse Service in the 1830s. Women now comprise 14.3 percent of the Coast Guard’s 38,000 members and women make up about 30 percent of [...]
Honoring the Coast Guard ombudsmen
Tuesday was Ombudsman Appreciation Day across the Coast Guard. Here in Alaska, we would like to take the opportunity to honor all those who have served or are currently serving as a unit ombudsman. An ombudsman is an official [...]
Home from the sea: Coast Guard Cutter Murno returns to Kodiak, Alaska
For the sailor there are two great joys: Going to sea is one. Coming home is the other. Saturday morning, not long after sunrise, fair winds and a flood tide carried the Coast Guard Cutter Munro its mooring in [...]
Ship, shipmate, self: Kodiak-based Coast Guardsman recognized for dedicated service
Petty Officer 1st Class Cassandra Brockett, a corpsman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, has been selected as the Independent Duty Health Services Technician of the Year afloat for 2012. Her dedicated care of her shipmates was distinguished by [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Munro assists injured mariner in icy Bering Sea
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro responded to a call for help from an injured crewman aboard the fishing vessel Nordic Fury, underway in the Bering Sea 40 miles southwest of St. Paul, Alaska, Feb. 27. The crew [...]
Auxiliarists, guests assemble for annual training summit in Anchorage, Alaska
During three packed days, 105 Alaska Auxiliarists from 13 flotillas threw themselves into intensive training in areas such as commercial fishing vessel examinations, recreational boating safety instruction, public affairs, leadership and seamanship. Many active duty members, including Chief Petty Officer [...]
Coast Guardsmen observe history months
Juneau-area Coast Guardsmen met to socialize and observe Black History Month and Women’s History Month during a Crockpot cook-off at the Juneau, Alaska, Federal Building Feb. 22, 2013. The event, hosted by the Juneau-area Morale Committee and the Leadership [...]
