Helms and Turntables
Pulsing, multi-colored light dances across the disc jockey’s body as he moves almost frantically from the knobs and sliders to the turntable and back again. His concentration on the beat of the lively electronic dance music is palpable, and the [...]
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 [...]
High and Dry: Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa undergoes maintenance period
Normally, when a vessel finds its way out of the water and onto land, it is not a good thing. However, from time to time purposefully lifting a boat out of the water to take a look at the otherwise [...]
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 [...]
Coast Guard encourages fishing vessel safety examinations for the 2013 halibut and sablefish fisheries
The month of March marks the beginning of the halibut and sablefish seasons, the longest running fishing seasons in Alaska. Any seasoned Alaskan mariner knows that fishing on the open water is dangerous business, but not every fisherman is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Deck Watch follows SPAR to Hawaii for TSTA
Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Bechtel discusses the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR’s participation in Tailored Ship’s Training Availability from Honolulu Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Deck Watch is a weekly radio program covering Coast Guard news and operations throughout Alaska. U.S. [...]
Alaska-based Coast Guardsman demonstrates passion for SAR
Lt. Nicholas Beheler is a Coast Guard officer and a member of KISAR. By day he is the executive officer of the Coast Guard’s North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center dedicated to ensuring Coast Guard boarding teams are prepared to conduct fisheries and safety boardings on commercial fishing vessels throughout Alaska. In his spare time he volunteers with KISAR.
