Coast Guard participates with AK Command in major Arctic rescue operation exercise
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard will participate with Alaskan Command in a major exercise focused on multinational search and rescue readiness to respond to a mass rescue operation near and in the Arctic beginning Tuesday and ending Friday.
The exercise Arctic Chinook consists of an adventure-class ship traveling through the Bering Strait with approximately 250 passengers and crew aboard...