Coast Guard kicks off Arctic Shield 2017 operations in Arctic
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley file photo
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard kicked off Arctic Shield 2017 operations throughout Arctic waters Saturday with the opening of a forward operating location in Kotzebue.
As part of operation Arctic Shield 2017, the Coast Guard will deploy cutters, aircraft and personnel to engage in operations encompassing a variety of Coast Guard missions from Dutch Harbor...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy holds change-of-command ceremony
Capt. Jason Hamilton (left), former commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, and Capt. Greg Tlapa (right), incoming commanding officer of the Healy, shakes hands with Vice Adm. Fred Midgette, Coast Guard Pacific Area commander, who presided over their change-of-command ceremony at Base Seattle, June 22, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
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Coast Guard Cutter Healy returns to homeport in Seattle, Wash., after 127-day deployment in Arctic Ocean
Cutter Healy keeps station Aug. 25, 2016 during cutter boat drills in the Chukchi Sea. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher M. Yaw
SEATTLE – Coast Guard Cutter Healy crewmembers returns to its homeport in Seattle at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, after a 127-day summer deployment in the Arctic Ocean.
The Healy’s crew conducted three groundbreaking scientific studies in the Arctic,...
Cutter Healy to arrive in Seward Wednesday following 39 days of scientific research in the West Arctic
Coast Guard icebreaker Cutter Healy perches next to a shallow melt pond on the ice in the Chukchi Sea, north, of the Arctic Circle July 20, 2016. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Brian P. Hagerty
Seward, Alaska — Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Healy will moor in Seward Wednesday to disembark 46 researchers from the University of Alaska-Anchorage and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy visits Honolulu, open for tours
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy arrived in Honolulu, Wednesday, for a port visit before continuing on a four-month Arctic deployment.
This port call is Healy’s first stop in Hawaii since 2011.
The Healy will be open to the public for tours Saturday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Pier 11. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Pets are not allowed aboard the cutter. Coast Guard crewmembers...
Coast Guard icebreaker to depart for summer research mission
SEATTLE — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Healy will depart Tuesday from its homeport at Pier 36 for a four-month deployment to the Arctic Ocean to carry out scientific research.
The Healy crew will primarily conduct three missions focusing on the biology, chemistry, geology and physics of the Arctic Ocean and its ecosystems, as well as perform multi-beam sonar mapping of the Extended Continental...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew returns from the North Pole
Cmdr. Karl Lander (left), executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, reads the Coast Guard Unit Commendation award as Capt. Jason Hamilton, commanding officer of the Healy, presents representatives from each cutter department with ribbons. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)
SEATTLE – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy returned to Seattle after completing...
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew invites public to open house in Juneau, Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy is hosting a free open house for the public Friday, October 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the South Franklin Pier.
The tour of the Healy is free to the public. All children must be accompanied by an adult and no pets are allowed aboard the cutter.
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Coast Guard Cutter Healy reaches North Pole during historic expedition
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Geotraces science team have their portrait taken at the North Pole Sept. 7, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)
ARCTIC OCEAN — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, homeported in Seattle, arrived at the North Pole Sept. 5, 2015, becoming the first U.S. surface ship to do so unaccompanied. This is also only the fourth...
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