Kodiak’s Santa to the Villages 2022

Kodiak’s Santa to the Villages 2022
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Flynt, an Aviation Survival Technician at Air Station Kodiak, holds a gift given to him by the students in Port Lions, Alaska, Nov. 30, 2022.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn. KODIAK, Alaska — Six Santas, 16 elves, 14 pilots and 2,000 pounds of Christmas presents travelled to the seven remote villages of Kodiak Island,...

Coast Guard medevacs mariner from cargo vessel west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs mariner from cargo vessel west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, forward deployed to the Bering Sea region, medevaced an ill crewman from the bulk carrier Jamaica Bay 92 miles west of Dutch Harbor, Tuesday. The Dolphin crew hoisted the 37-year-old Chinese mariner, who was reportedly suffering from severe abdominal distress, and transported him safely to awaiting emergency medical...