Coast Guard Arctic domain awareness flight signals start of 2011 Arctic initiative
Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Kurt FredricksonKODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard District Seventeen will kick off the 2011 Arctic initiative with the first Arctic domain awareness flight of the year Tuesday, in advance of many other planned operations in the region.
This will be Coast Guard District Seventeen’s fifth Arctic season of expanded operations utilizing cutters, aircraft and personnel...
Coast Guard conducts Arctic Domain Awareness flight to assess safety of Russian researchers
Kodiak, Alaska – The crew of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak flew more than 1,400 miles on an Arctic Domain Awareness flight travelling above Alaska’s northern coastline to assess the safety of an imperiled mobile Russian research station 560 miles northeast of Point Barrow Tuesday.
Coast Guard conducts first 2010 Arctic Domain Awareness Flight and Coast Guard Academy Cadets visit Barrow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The crew of an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak flew the first 2010 Arctic Domain Awareness flight over Alaska’s northern coastline to assess the winter ice buildup in the region Wednesday.
Coast Guard Academy Cadets conduct research in Arctic, attend initial 2010 Arctic domain awareness flight
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Four Coast Guard Academy Cadets, engaged in a year-long advanced research project on Coast Guard Arctic Region Engagement, will be on the Seventeenth Coast Guard District’s first Arctic domain awareness flight of 2010, Wednesday.
Final Arctic Awareness flight of the year departs Anchorage Monday morning, media invited
ANCHORAGE, Alaska– The Coast Guard will conduct its final Arctic Domain Awareness flight of 2009 Monday in support of testing personnel and equipment capabilities, identifying challenges, surveying sea ice and monitoring vessel traffic.
“The bi-monthly patrol of coastal Alaska and offshore waters provide a platform to monitor many vital areas of the Arctic,” said Lt. Cmdr. Steven McKechnie,...
Arctic missions continue for Coast Guard
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard completed its sixth Arctic Domain Awareness flight Wednesday in support of operations, exploration and understanding the region.
Coast Guard ramping up for Arctic season as Arctic Domain Awareness flights continue
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard will resume Arctic Domain Awareness flights about every two weeks beginning March 17 continuing through fall testing capabilities, identifying challenges, surveying sea ice and monitoring vessel traffic in U.S. Arctic waters.
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea departs the Arctic Ocean
JUNEAU, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, home ported in Seattle, concluded operations in the Arctic Ocean this week and was awarded the Arctic Service Medal for operating north of 60 degrees north latitude for 21 consecutive days.
Coast Guard Cutter Mellon Patrols the U.S. Arctic
JUNEAU, Alaska (D17 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard Cutter Mellon is presently deployed to the Alaskan Frontier conducting the full spectrum of Coast Guard missions. These efforts include ensuring the safety of the fishing fleet working in one of the most dangerous, but resource rich fishing grounds in the world, ensuring foreign fishing vessels do not trespass into the U.S. Exclusive Economic...
