Coast Guard Auxiliary member Rick Rogers conducts a
Coast Guard Auxiliary member Rick Rogers conducts a vesel safety exam at the pier in Kake, Alaska, June 11, 2011. The Coast Guard Auxiliary is made up of approximately 34,000 volunteers who assist the Coast Gua... More
Coast Guard conducts facility inspection in Nome
Petty Officer 2nd Class Onnalee Blackledge and Petty Officer 2nd Class Fraces Bastob, both of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, inspect firefighting equipment at Bonanza Fuel Inc. as part of facility inspection Wed... More
Coast Guard conducts facility inspection in Nome
Petty Officer 2nd Class Frances Bastob and Petty Officer 2nd Class Onnalee Blackledge inspect piping and valves at Bonanza Fuel Inc. as part of a bulk oil facility inpsection Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Nome, ... More
Coast Guard conducts facility inspection in Nome
Coast Guard inspectors facilitate and observe a government initiated unannounced exercise to test the response capabilites of the staff at Bonanza Fuel Inc. during a facility inspection Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012... More
Cosco Long Beach medevac, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak prepares to hoist an ill patient from the 1,000-foot cargo vessel Cosco Long Beach about 200 miles south of Kodiak Island in the North Pacific... More
Cosco Long Beach medevac, Alaska
At Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew taxies past the HC-130 Hercules airplane that flew cover for them as they hoisted a 50-year-old man from the cargo vessel Cosco Long Beach more th... More
Cosco Long Beach medevac, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak approaches the 1,000-foot cargo vessel Cosco Long Beach to conduct a medevac about 200 miles south of Kodiak Island in the North Pacific Ocean... More
Coast Guard medevacs mariner south of Kodiak, Alaska
An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew escorts an ill crewman to awaiting local emergency medical services at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. A long-distance medevac, including... More
Sycamore survival swim, US Coast Guard Photo
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore conduct a survival swim in 39-degree water in the habor in Cordova, Alaska, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The annual training includes practicing several survival po... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team leave to board an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for delivery to the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team listen to an aircraft operations breifing prior to departing Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling un... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Cmdr. Mark Vislay, an Mh-60 Jayhawk pilot and the Air Station operations officer, gives an aviation operations breif to the salvage team prior to departing Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk he... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
A member of a salvage team prepares to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of K... More
NPRFTC life raft training, US Coast Guard Photo
Instructors from the Coast Guard North Pacific Regional Fisheries Training Center and members of the Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore deploy and assess an expired 25-man life raft for training in Kodiak, Alaska, Thu... More
Cmdr. Kevin Riddle and Cmdr. Stephen White inspect
Cmdr. Kevin Riddle and Cmdr. Stephen White inspect the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley during a change of command ceremony at the Golden Anchor on Coast Guard Base Kodiak June 7, 2013, in Kodiak, Alas... More
Juneau-area emergency response personnel stand by to
Juneau-area emergency response personnel stand by to assist a Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-medium crew during a medevac in Auke Bay, Alaska, June 13, 2013. Coast Guard 17th District watchsta... More
Coast Guard conducts medevac near Juneau, Alaska
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jordan Roy, a boatswain’s mate at Coast Guard Station Juneau, prepares to hand a stuffed animal to a 10-year-old girl suffering from a leg injury during a medevac near Juneau, Alaska, Ju... More
Mike Folkerts, a boating safety expert at the Coast
Mike Folkerts, a boating safety expert at the Coast Guard 17th District prevention department, goes over the emergency equipment every personal watercraft user should carry with them while operating their vesse... More
The official party at the Coast Guard Civil Engineering
The official party at the Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Juneau change of command ceremony salutes the American flag during the presentation of colors at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center in Juneau, Alaska... More
Mark Wagner, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard 17th
Mark Wagner, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard 17th District's response advisory team, instructs the crew of the Canadian coast guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier on the correct method for deploying a U.S. Coast Gua... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot icebreaker
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot icebreaker homeported in Seattle, enters the harbor in Juneau, Alaska Aug. 2, 2013. The crew of the Polar Star visited Juneau after a reactivation and ice trial pat... More
Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley visits Juneau, Alaska
The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, a 282-foot, Kodiak-based medium endurance cutter, is moored at the Coast Guard Station Juneau, Alaska, pier for a patrol break Jan. 29, 2014. The crew of the Alex Haley recent... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Taylor displays
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Taylor displays a commemorative plate given to him by the Armed Forces YMCA of Alaska during a ceremony honoring his nomination as the U.S. Coast Guard's 17th District 2013 E... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo salutes Rear Adm.
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo salutes Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander, 17th District, during a change of command ceremony at Station Juneau in Juneau, Alaska, June 12, 2014. Ostebo has been considered fo... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander, 17th District,
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander, 17th District, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command, take a photo in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry in Juneau, Ala... More
Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental
Coast Guard and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation personnel survey a geographic response strategy site in Kotzebue, Alaska, June 22, 2015. The visit to the site preceded an oil spill exercise in t... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207) moors up at
The Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207) moors up at the Port of Nome during a brief logistics stop in Nome, Alaska, during the cutter and crew's voyage up through the Northwest Passage, July 18, 2017. Cutter Map... More
CGC Maple Northwest Passage transit
Marc Rothwell (right), an Ice Navigator and 35-year veteran of the Canadian Coast Guard, surveys a chart aboard the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207) during a port call in Nome, Alaska, to assist... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Coleman (left), a damage
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Coleman (left), a damage controlman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207), practices medical training with Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Silvia underway in the Beaufort... More
CGC Maple Northwest Passage transit
The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Maple follows the crew of Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker Terry Fox through the icy waters of Franklin Strait, in Nunavut Canada, August 11, 2017. The Canadian Coast Guard as... More
Station Ketchikan crew assists 2 on disabled boat
A Coast Guard Station Ketchikan 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew arrives on scene to assist a disabled 21-foot Boston Whaler with two people aboard on Moira Sound, Alaska, Nov. 2, 2017. The boatcrew embarked t... More
Crew members of the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) prepare
Crew members of the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) prepare to haul in mooring lines prior to getting underway from the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, May 21, 2018. The Mellon crew embarked on an Alaskan patrol in the B... More
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team conducts a
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team conducts a safety brief prior to boarding a fishing vessel during an Alaskan patrol in support of the living marine resoures mission in the Bering Sea, Alaska, May 22, 20... More
USCGC Mellon crew conducts boarding in Bering Sea, Alaska
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team conducts a commercial fishing vessel boarding on the fishing vessel Polar Star to enforce laws and regulations related to U.S. fisheries in the Bering Sea, Alaska, May 30... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Popeck, a boarding
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Popeck, a boarding team coxswain for the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717), approaches the fishing vessel Polar Star to deploy a boarding team to enforce laws and regulations related to U.... More
Coast Guard conducts vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska
Petty Officer 3rd Class Russell Grizzard, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, dangles from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during vertical surface training at Spruce Cape in Kodiak, Aug. ... More
Coast Guard celebrates opening of Alaska Fisher House II
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander, 17th Coast Guard District, and Master Chief Petty Officer Clinton R. Self, command master chief, celebrate the opening of the Alaska Fisher House II after a dedication ... More
Coast Guard celebrates opening of Alaska Fisher House II
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander, 17th Coast Guard District, attends the dedication ceremony for the Alaska Fisher House II at Joint Base Richardson-Elmendorf, Alaska, Sept. 10, 2018. The new Fisher Hou... More
Juneau Coast Guard, EMTs medevac man from cruise ship
A Capital City EMT aboard a Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium speaks with a patient's wife just before her husband is transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Sept. 27, 2018. A... More
Coast Guard assists 3 in Puget Bay, Alaska
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak takes a moment for a photo with three men they rescued from a grounded boat in Puget Bay, Alaska, Sept. 29, 2018. Third from left is Lt. Jeffr... More
Petty Officers 3rd Class Alex Sheltra (left) and Joseph
Petty Officers 3rd Class Alex Sheltra (left) and Joseph Echols, boat crewmen at Station Valdez, Alaska, review a plotted course on the navigation console of a 29-foot Response Boat-Small in the Port of Valdez, ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Sheltra prepares
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Sheltra prepares to receive a heaving line from a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew in the Port of Valdez, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2018. The Station Valdez crews conducted tra... More
Chief Warrant Officer Richard Greidanus (left), a marine
Chief Warrant Officer Richard Greidanus (left), a marine inspector at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, prepares to inspect the barge Cordova Provider in Whittier, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2018. Greidanus was shown... More
Billy Beach, a field service electronics technician
Billy Beach, a field service electronics technician for Pacific Architectural Engineers, contracted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, fine tunes a light on top of a NOAA weather buoy aboar... More
Master Chief Petty Officer Charles R. “Rob” Bushey,
Master Chief Petty Officer Charles R. “Rob” Bushey, deputy master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, speaks to Team Kodiak during an all hands ceremony at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 13, 2019. Adm. Ch... More
A Coast Guard pollution investigator from Marine Safety
A Coast Guard pollution investigator from Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak inspects a grounded, derelict barge on the southeast shoreline of Womens Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, April 26, 2019. Containment boom ... More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lands at
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lands at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, April 28, 2019, after rescuing two men who became stranded during an all-terrain vehicle excursion on the island. The aircrew sea... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Holly Hugunin, an inspector
Petty Officer 3rd Class Holly Hugunin, an inspector with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, works with Kenny Morgan, a Morgan Fuels facility manager in Kalskag, Alaska, May 16, 2019. Hugunin’s inspection was part of... More
The Coast Guard presented this Silver Lifesaving Medal
The Coast Guard presented this Silver Lifesaving Medal Saturday, May 18, 2019, to a Kotzebue, Alaska, man for heroic actions he took as a young boy to save a girl from drowning in Kotzebue. Then 10-year-old Geo... More
Tom Akelkok (upper left), law enforcement officer with
Tom Akelkok (upper left), law enforcement officer with Alaska Wildlife Troopers, and Lt.j.g. Scott Peters, boarding officer with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, conduct a vessel safety inspection on Big Lake, Ala... More
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Commander Rear Adm.
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Commander Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Jr., and the Canadian Coast Guard Western Region Assistant Commissioner Roger Girouard sit together while signing the newly revised Dixon Entr... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Holly Hugunin,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Holly Hugunin, a marine inspector with Sector Anchorage, inspects an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon during a commercial fishing vessel safety exam aboard the Endu... More
2020 Coast Guard 17th District Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year
Petty Officer 1st Class Ashleigh Seibert, a yeoman at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, was named the 2020 17th District Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year (REPOY) and was recognized at the Armed Services YMCA Ann... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary member Kate Rogers displays "Madison
Coast Guard Auxiliary member Kate Rogers displays "Madison Moose," a stuffed moose she and her brother use to teach boating safety to children in Kake, Alaska, June 11, 2011. Providing education to mariners and... More
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander, Coast Guard Pacific
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, reads an award presenting Cmdr. Kevin Riddle, outgoing commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, with a Meritorious Service Medal for his ef... More
A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-medium
A Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-medium crew assists Juneau-area emergency medical personnel in transporting an ailing cruise ship passenger to the pier during a medevac in Auke Bay, Alaska, ... More
Mike Folkerts and Dave Borg, boating safety experts
Mike Folkerts and Dave Borg, boating safety experts at the Coast Guard 17th District prevention department, demonstrate safe personal watercraft operation at Auke Lake in Juneau, Alaska, June 15, 2013. The two ... More
Cmdr. Stephen Raney and Cmdr. John Barresi, commander,
Cmdr. Stephen Raney and Cmdr. John Barresi, commander, Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Juneau, shake hands during the conclusion of the engineering unit's change of command ceremony at the Juneau Arts and Cu... More
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SPAR works
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SPAR works with the crew of the Canadian coast guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier to transfer a U.S. Coast Guard Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System between the vessels fol... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star prepares
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star prepares to moor to the AJ Pier in Juneau, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2013. The crew invited residents of Juneau to tour the icebreaker during the Coast Guard's birthday weeke... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicolai Tykalsky displays a
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicolai Tykalsky displays a commemorative plate given to him by the Armed Forces YMCA of Alaska during a ceremony honoring his nomination as the U.S. Coast Guard's 17th District 2013 Res... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo addresses attendees
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo addresses attendees of the 17th District change of command ceremony at Station Juneau in Juneau, Alaska, June 12, 2014. Ostebo transferred command of the 17th District to Rea... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander, 17th District,
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Dan Abel, commander, 17th District, addresses the members of the Arctic Waterways Safety Committee during a facilitation meeting in Juneau, Alaska, Oct. 28, 2014. The 17th District is faci... More
Cmdr. Stacey Mersel, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage deputy
Cmdr. Stacey Mersel, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage deputy commander, talks with Arctic residents during a training session in the Kotzebue, Alaska, Volunteer Fire Department June 23, 2015. The Coast Guard joined... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Verrinder (right) and
Petty Officer 3rd Class Levi Verrinder (right) and Joshua Jones (left), Principal Investigator for Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, observe the Bering Strait aboard the bridge of the Coast Gua... More
Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist Joshua
Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist Joshua Jones (left) gives training on bowhead whales to watchstanders on the bridge aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207) underway in the Beaufort Sea, Alas... More
Crew members of the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) secure
Crew members of the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) secure a hatch on the aft deck of the high endurance cutter during a damage control exercise simulating the release of a toxic gas while underway in the Bering Sea, A... More
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team conducts a
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team conducts a law enforcement boarding on the fishing vessel Big Blue during an Alaskan patrol in support of the living marine resources mission in the Bering Sea, Alaska, M... More
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team conducts a
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team conducts a commercial fishing vessel boarding on the fishing vessel Polar Star to enforce laws and regulations related to U.S. fisheries in the Bering Sea, Alaska, May 30... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Sheltra uses an anemometer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Sheltra uses an anemometer to measure wind speed while underway aboard a 29-foot Response Boat-Small in the Port of Valdez, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2018. Sheltra was one member of the boat... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Sheltra prepares
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Sheltra prepares to haul aboard a tow line after receiving a heaving line from a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew in the Port of Valdez, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2018. The Sta... More
Chief Warrant Officer Richard Greidanus (left), a marine
Chief Warrant Officer Richard Greidanus (left), a marine inspector at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, prepares to inspect the barge Cordova Provider in Whittier, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2018. Greidanus was shown... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Mendez Lopez, crane
Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Mendez Lopez, crane operator aboard Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore, gives the signal that he is ready for a buoy launching operation at the Hinchinbrook Entrance to Prince Willi... More
A light, rainbow-colored sheen was observed coming
A light, rainbow-colored sheen was observed coming from the vicinity of this derelict barge on the southeast shoreline of Womens Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, April 25, 2019. Coast Guard pollution investigators... More
Survivors reunite with their families after a Coast
Survivors reunite with their families after a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew lands at Air Station Kodiak, April 28, 2019. The two men were located and rescued by the helicopter crew after the men bec... More
George "Radar" Lambert shares a laugh with Pamela Smith
George "Radar" Lambert shares a laugh with Pamela Smith Saturday, May 18, 2019, just before he is awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for saving her from drowning. Then 10-year-old Lambert's lifesaving actions ... More
Lt.j.g. Scott Peters (left to right), boarding officer
Lt.j.g. Scott Peters (left to right), boarding officer with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Tom Akelkok, law enforcement officer with Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Jorg Radtke, public safety technician with Alaska... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Keeman (right), an inspector
Petty Officer 3rd Class Shawn Keeman (right), an inspector on temporary duty for Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, prepares to inspect a fuel storage facility in Oscarville, Alaska, July 9, 2019. Keeman’s inspectio... More
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Commander Rear Adm.
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District Commander Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Jr., and the Canadian Coast Guard Western Region Assistant Commissioner Roger Girouard sit together while signing the newly revised Dixon Entr... More
A Coast Guard marine inspector with Sector Anchorage
A Coast Guard marine inspector with Sector Anchorage issues a decal indicating that the vessel Miss Avena passed a commercial fishing vessel safety exam in Levelock, Alaska, June 16, 2020. Displaying this decal... More
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander, Coast Guard Pacific
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, acknowledges Cmdr. Kevin Riddle's relief by Cmdr. Stephen White during a change of command ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley at the Gold... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Brister, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Brister, a boatswain’s mate at Coast Guard Station Juneau, leads a boat crew back to the station after two consecutive medevac cases near Juneau, Alaska, June 13, 2013. The two cas... More
Mike Folkerts and Dave Borg, boating safety experts
Mike Folkerts and Dave Borg, boating safety experts at the Coast Guard 17th District prevention department, demonstrate the proper way to assist a person in the water while using a personal watercraft as volunt... More
Cmdr. John Barresi reads his orders to take command
Cmdr. John Barresi reads his orders to take command of Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Juneau during a change of command ceremony at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center in Juneau, Alaska, June 28, 2013. Barre... More
The Coast Guard Cutter SPAR and Canadian coast guard
The Coast Guard Cutter SPAR and Canadian coast guard ship Sir Wilfrid Laurier sail side-by-side during a VOSS equipment test near Teller, Alaska, July 18, 2013. The VOSS system uses a remote controlled skimmer,... More
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Daniel Abel addresses attendees
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Daniel Abel addresses attendees of the 17th District change of command ceremony at Station Juneau in Juneau, Alaska, June 12, 2014. Abel previously served as district commander of the Coas... More
A Kotzebue Volunteer Fire Department truck tows a Coast
A Kotzebue Volunteer Fire Department truck tows a Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team trailer off of an Air Station Sacramento HC-130 Hercules aircraft in Kotzebue, Alaska, June 23, 2015. The Strike Team members jo... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Gatewood, a crew member
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Gatewood, a crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207), plots a fix on a navigational chart aboard the bridge of the 225-foot seagoing buoy tender underway on an hist... More
A walrus is seen by the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB
A walrus is seen by the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (WLB 207) crew underway on their historic voyage up through the Northwest Passage in the Beaufort Sea, Alaska, July 22, 2017. Cutter Maple and crew assisted a re... More
Crew members of the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) haul in
Crew members of the USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) haul in mooring lines back on to the bow of the high endurance cutter prior to getting underway at the Port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, May 21, 2018. The Mellon crew emb... More
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team returns to
A USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) boarding team returns to the 378-foot high endurance cutter after conducting a law enforcement boarding on the fishing vessel Big Blue during an Alaskan patrol in the Bering Sea, May 2... More
A Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew is underway
A Coast Guard 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew is underway in the Port of Valdez, Alaska, Oct. 10, 2018. A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium is seen through the windshield. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1... More
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Valdez,
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Valdez, Alaska, tows a 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew as part of training in the Port of Valdez, Oct. 10, 2018. The crews trained to remain proficient and test... More
Chief Warrant Officer Richard Greidanus (left), a marine
Chief Warrant Officer Richard Greidanus (left), a marine inspector at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, Alaska, inspects the barge Cordova Provider in Whittier, Alaska, Nov. 20, 2018. Greidanus was shown around by ... More
Chance Palmer, offshore weather mechanic for Pacific
Chance Palmer, offshore weather mechanic for Pacific Architechtural Engineers, contracted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, welds a mooring shackle for a NOAA weather buoy aboard Coast Gua... More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak,
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, locates two missing men after detecting their heat signatures inside a cabin near Saltery Cove on Kodiak Island. As the helicopter approached th... More