Coast Guard completes Arctic Shield 2014
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard concluded Arctic Shield 2014 on Friday after a successful season that included deployments of personnel and assets to the Seward Peninsula, Bering Strait and the Northern Alaska Continental Shelf to conduct a broad range of Coast Guard statutory missions.
Arctic Shield 2014 included deployments by Coast Guard cutters Stratton,Healy, SPAR, Alex Haley and MH-60 Jayhawk...
Coast Guard medevacs injured man near Barrow, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard medevaced an injured 43-year-old man from the Japanese-flagged research vessel Mirai near Barrow Thursday.
A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward-deployed to Barrow from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak safely transferred the man to emergency medical services in Barrow.
Watchstanders at the 17th District command center received notification from North Slope Borough...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy travels new waters of discovery
SEWARD, Alaska — The name “Healy” carries a lot of history in Alaska and the Arctic. It was Capt. Michael “Roaring Mike” Healy who spent 20 years as judge, doctor and policeman to Alaskan natives as a member of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service in the 19th century and traveled with renowned naturalist John Muir as part of an ambitious scientific program to introduce reindeer from Siberia into...
Coast Guard Research and Development Center teams with partner agencies for Arctic awareness
SEWARD, Alaska — For a second year, members of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, based in New London, Connecticut, make their way to the large ice floes of the Arctic Ocean to conduct research and test new equipment and technologies with the aim of expanding our knowledge and enhancing our ability to respond to potential hazards and emergencies brought on by increased vessel traffic...
Coast Guard conducts gold dredge boardings in Nome, Alaska
NOME, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Anchorage and Coast Guard Station Valdez personnel deployed to Nome to conduct at-sea boardings of recreational and fishing vessels in the area July 30, 2014.
The eight-person crew and 25-foot Response Boat – Small deployed to Nome via Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules airplane and are continuing to conduct boardings of recreational and fishing vessels...
Coast Guard Research & Development Center Preps for Arctic Patrol
NEW LONDON, Conn. – A team of scientists from the Coast Guard Research and Development Center will depart from Seward, Alaska, for a technology evaluation in the Arctic aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 8.
The RDC is leading a multi-agency team to support Arctic Shield 2014, a 17th Coast Guard District initiative. The purpose of their month-long evaluation is to improve Coast Guard capabilities...
