Mary Jean Silva named 2021 Coast Guard Civilian Employee of the Year
(left) Adm. Linda Fagan, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, stands with Mary Jean Silva (center) in Washington D.C., November 17, 2022, after presenting her with the Coast Guard Civilian Employee of the Year award for 2021. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
KODIAK, Alaska — Mary Jean Silva, assistant director at the Base Kodiak Child Development Center (CDC), was selected as a recipient of the Coast...
Coast Guard Cutter Cypress arrives in Kodiak, replaces SPAR
The Coast Guard Cutter Cypress transits from Los Angeles, California, to the ship’s new homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 12, 2021.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Harris.
KODIAK, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress crew arrived in Kodiak, Sunday, after transiting from the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, upon completion of the ship’s Major Maintenance...
Coast Guard decommissions services final high endurance cutter
The Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) is moored at the cutter’s homeport of Kodiak, Alaksa, April 24, 2021. The Douglas Munro was decommissioned during a ceremony following 49-years of service to our nation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) was decommissioned during a ceremony Saturday at Coast...
Coast Guard to hold decommissioning ceremony for CGC Douglas Munro Saturday
The Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) is pictured during their last Bering Sea patrol. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo.
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to decommission Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724), the Coast Guard’s last 378-foot Hamilton class cutter, following 49 years of service, during a ceremony Saturday at 11 a.m. on Coast Guard Base Kodiak.
The...
Coast Guard names two new Coast Guard Cities in Alaska, Washington
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has designated the cities of Cordova, Alaska, and Westport, Washington, as Coast Guard Cities through 2024.
A “Coast Guard City” designation highlights an enduring relationship a community has with its local Coast Guard facility and personnel. The Coast Guard values these connections and is proud to highlight the efforts these communities make to support the...
Coast Guard, partner agencies participate in joint law enforcement operation
Petty Officer 1st Class Devon Waite, a member of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego (91109), and canine Bingo conduct a vehicle sweep aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry vessel Tustumena in Kodiak, Alaska, June 27, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Dean.
JUNEAU, Alaska – Law enforcement authorities from the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Investigative...
Coast Guard Base Kodiak conducts change of command ceremony
Capt. Jeffrey Good shakes hands with Capt. Jeffrey Westling after assuming command of Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, during a Change of Command Ceremony in Kodiak, July 11, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Meredith Manning
KODIAK, Alaska – Capt. Jeffrey Westling transferred command of Coast Guard Base Kodiak to Capt. Jeffrey Good during a change of command ceremony at...
Coast Guard medevacs fishing vessel crewman 57 miles off Cold Bay, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew deployed to Forward Operating Location Cold Bay medevaced a 31-year-old male from a fishing vessel 57 miles west-northwest of Cold Bay Sunday morning.
Watchstanders at the 17th Coast Guard District Command Center received information relayed from the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Police Department that a crew member aboard the fishing vessel...
From the Bridge Wing 9-8-2013
This Day in Coast Guard History:
1934 – Surfboats and lifeboats from Coast Guard stations Shark River, Squan Beach, Sandy Hook and others responded to a deadly fire aboard the liner Morro Castle, rescuing 129 survivors. Cutters Tampa and Cahoone also responded. After failing to get the Morro Castle under tow due to the worsening weather, they recovered as many victims from the...
