United States Coast Guard photo - Arctic Shield

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Kelly, aviation maintenance technician loadmaster, look out from the rear window of a Coast Guard HC-130H Hercules during a June 28, 2012, logistics flight to Barrow, Alaska. Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Kodiak are flying daily missions to Barrow in preparation for a U.S. Coast Guard deployment Arctic Shield. Arctic Shield is a forward deployed temporary air station operating from Barrow in the Arctic Ocean during the summer to increase search and rescue response times in the region. (Department of Defense photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth/Released)