Coast Guard returns from Typhoon Merbok response in Western Alaska
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Houvener (center) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Hamilton Cleverdon greet a representative in the community of Diomede, Alaska, Sept. 21, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tobias Hofmann)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Coast Guard Sector Anchorage members returned to Anchorage Monday after response efforts in 32 Arctic and Western Alaska communities...
Coast Guard encounters Russian and Chinese military in Bering Sea
A Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crewmember observing a foreign vessel in the Bering Sea, September 19, 2022.
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea encountered a People’s Republic of China Guided Missile Cruiser, Renhai CG 101, sailing approximately 75 nautical miles north of Kiska Island, Alaska, September 19, 2022.
The Kimball crew later identified...
Coast Guard aircrews conduct 2 medevacs near Kotzebue
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, operates in Forward Operating Location Kotzebue, Alaska. Coast Guard file photo by Lt. Scott Kellerman.
KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard aircrews medically evacuated three hunters during two separate cases near Kotzebue, Alaska, this week.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew, forward deployed to Kotzebue, medevaced a 38-year-old...
Coast Guard responding following western Alaska storm
An aerial view taken during a search and rescue and damage assessment in Shishmaref, Alaska, shows the damage caused by Typhoon Merbok, on Sept. 18, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard, state and local agencies are responding to impacted communities following a historic storm that battered Alaska’s western coast over the weekend.
An...
Coast Guard medevacs boy after vessel runs aground near Kotzebue
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a boy after his vessel ran aground in Deering, approximately 60 miles southwest of Kotzebue, Monday evening.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene and landed near the vessel at 9:40 p.m., embarked the 15-year-old boy, and transported him to...
Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship near Hinchinbrook, Alaska
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 68-year-old man from the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, approximately 12 nautical miles south of Hinchinbrook, Alaska, Saturday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew arrived on scene at approximately 1:09 p.m., hoisted the patient and staff nurse, and transported...
Coast Guard medevacs mariner from vessel near Kodiak, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a mariner Sunday near Kodiak, Alaska.
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak hoisted and transported the injured man from the 252-foot fishing vessel, American Triumph, to awaiting Emergency Services Personnel...
Coast Guard medevacs man 60 nautical miles south of Dutch Harbor
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard medevaced a 48-year-old man approximately 60 nautical miles south of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Friday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew arrived on scene Friday at approximately 9:52 a.m., hoisted the patient, and transported him...
Coast Guard rescues 3 mariners from Copper River near Cordova
Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued three people after their raft ran aground in the Copper River near Cordova, Alaska, Wednesday morning.
An Air Station Kodiak aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hoisted and transported the three mariners from the Copper River to awaiting emergency medical services personnel...
