Coast Guard aircrews conduct 2 medevacs near Kotzebue

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 medevacs boy after vessel runs aground near Kotzebue

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 assists 8 overdue boaters near Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska

Coast Guard assists 8 overdue boaters near Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot watches as the Coast Guard aircrew assists overdue boaters, July 18, 2022.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Scott Kellerman JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard assisted eight overdue boaters on shore approximately 20 nautical miles south of Kotzebue, Alaska, on the west coast of Baldwin Peninsula, Monday. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak...

Coast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2021

Coast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2021
A Coast Guard Air Station crew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, operates in Forward Operating Location Kotzebue, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2021. Coast Guard file photo by Lt. Scott Kellerman. JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard will conclude its annual Arctic Shield operations on Sunday with the seasonal closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews...

Coast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2020

Coast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2020
Coast Guard Cutter Healy file photo by Lt. Kellen Browne. JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard concluded its annual Arctic Shield operations Sunday with the seasonal closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska. Air Station Kodiak air crews and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters were forward deployed to Kotzebue to provide better response times and coverage to remote regions of Alaska during...

Coast Guard rescues two hunters on Mount Kelly, Alaska

Coast Guard rescues two hunters on Mount Kelly, Alaska
A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft forward-looking infrared camera captures an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flying over Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska, Sept. 24, 2020.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Kodiak) KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two hunters Thursday that were stranded for six days on Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130...

Coast Guard aircrew rescues 3 from small skiff in Holtham Inlet, Alaska

Coast Guard aircrew rescues 3 from small skiff in Holtham Inlet, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew deployed from forward-operating location Kotzebue transfer a mariner to awaiting emergency medical services personnel August 13, 2019.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Fernando Gamboa. JUNEAU, Alaska — An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Forward Operating Location Kotzebue, rescued three hypothermic...

Coast Guard opens seasonal Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska

Coast Guard opens seasonal Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters sit in an Alaska Army National Guard hangar in Kotzebue, Alaska. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Pigage. KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard began its seasonal supplemental coverage of Northern Alaska with the opening of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Monday. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews with two...

Coast Guard closes seasonal forward operating location in Kotzebue, Alaska

Coast Guard closes seasonal forward operating location in Kotzebue, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew prepares to take off from the forward operating location in Kotzebue, Alaska. U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage. KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard concluded its supplemental coverage of Northern Alaska with the closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska, Thursday. Air Station Kodiak aircrews with two MH-60...