Coast Guard icebreaker departs for Arctic
Family members of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew prepare to wave goodbye from the pier in Seattle, July 11, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Annika Hirschler)
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle, Tuesday, for a months-long Arctic deployment.
The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker, will provide U.S. surface presence in the Arctic, conduct...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy holds change of command
Capt. Kenneth Boda (left) shakes hands with Capt. Michele Schallip (right) concluding a change of command ceremony aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20), June 29, 2023, at Base Seattle. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark)
SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in Seattle.
Adm. Linda Fagan, commandant...
Coast Guard icebreaker returns home after four-month Arctic deployment
Senior Chief Matthew Fritchey speaks to members of the media at the Coast Guard Base in Seattle after U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) returned to homeport, Nov.11, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) returned to its Seattle homeport Friday following a historic 17,000-mile, 124-day deployment in the high Arctic...
Coast Guard icebreaker returns home after 124-day Arctic deployment
Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crew members and science team enjoy ice liberty at the North Pole, Oct. 2, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard video photo by Chief Petty Officer Roy Mesen Scott.
SEATTLE — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) is scheduled to return home to Seattle, Friday, following a historic 17,000-mile, 124-day deployment in the high Arctic latitudes that included a transit to the North Pole.
The...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy reaches the North Pole
The U.S. Coast Guard Healy (WAGB-20) transits through multi-year pack ice in the Arctic Ocean as the cutter approaches the North Pole, Sept. 27, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Deborah Heldt Cordone, Auxiliary Public Affairs Specialist 1.
NORTH POLE — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) reached the North Pole Friday after traversing the frozen Arctic Ocean, marking only the second time...
Cutter Healy returns from circumnavigation of North America
Family and loved ones wave to welcome the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) as they return to homeport Saturday, Nov. 20, following a 22,000-mile, 133-day deployment circumnavigating North America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)
SEATTLE — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) returned to their Seattle homeport Saturday following a 22,000-mile,...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy arrives in Baltimore
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) arrived in Baltimore for a port call following its recent transit of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage, Wednesday morning. (U.S. Cost Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Breanna Centeno/Released)
BALTIMORE—The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) arrived in Baltimore for a port call following its recent transit of the Arctic’s Northwest Passage, Wednesday...
Coast Guard holds Arctic discussions in Boston aboard Cutter Healy
The U.S. Coast Guard held an Arctic discussion roundtable aboard the USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) in Boston on Oct. 15, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, Atlantic Area commander, Rear Adm. Thomas Allan, 1st District commander, and Capt. Kenneth Boda, commanding officer of Healy, joined more than 20 professors, students, and Arctic leaders from multiple U.S. universities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo...
U.S., Canadian crews conduct joint training exercise
Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) Executive Officer Cmdr. Jessica Worst observes Canadian coast guard ship Amundsen transit alongside Healy during a passing exercise near Resolute, Nunavut, Canada on Sept. 6, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer First Class Michael Underwood.
ALAMEDA — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy’s (WAGB 20) crew conducted a search-and-rescue exercise and professional...
