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Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew prepares for flight in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew prepares for flight in Kodia...

Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Bunch’s son watches as his father and the crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter prepare for takeoff from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 2, 2013. Pilots Capt. Melissa Riv... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Vaughn, an aviation

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Vaughn, an aviation

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Vaughn, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Sitka conducts non-destructive inspection testing, on an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, Sept. 25, 2013. Vaughn rece... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew prepares to respond to the search and rescue alarm in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew prepares to respond to the s...

Tired of dealing with the summer heat? We thought we’d give you a winter view… With a wall of snow and blizzard conditions closing in on the Air Station Kodiak flight line, Lt. Cmdr. Jake Smith prepares to laun... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an aviation survival technician from Air Station Kodiak, looks out at the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley during training with a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew in Ko... More

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrives

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrives

A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew arrives near Spruce Cape for vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to assure maximum coverage and safety during these ... More

MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilots Lt. Mike Ross and Lt.

MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilots Lt. Mike Ross and Lt.

MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilots Lt. Mike Ross and Lt. Cmdr. Dave Johnson prepare their crews for takeoff from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, March 6, 2014. The crews took advantage of a break in the winter weather... More

Coast Guard crew prepares HC-130 Hercules aircraft for training flight from Juneau, Alaska

Coast Guard crew prepares HC-130 Hercules aircraft for training flight...

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft stands ready for a training flight departure from the U.S. Army National Guard hangar in Juneau, Alaska, April 30, 2014. The Coast Guard’s HC-130H and HC-130J Hercules and... More

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts vertical surface training hoist operation in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts vertical surface tr...

Petty Officer 2nd Class David Burns, an aviation survival technician from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, prepares to hoist a training dummy while conducting vertical surface training in Kodiak July 2, 2014. Cliff ... More

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot prepares for takeoff in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot prepares for takeoff in Kod...

Lt. Cmdr. David Johnson, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot, prepares for departure from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, on a training flight July 25, 2014. The co-pilot sits in the left front seat of the aircraft w... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics electrical technician (AET), conducts a final system check in preparation for a training flight from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, July 25, 2014. The job of a... More

Coast Guard aviation maintenance technicians conduct repairs on an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard aviation maintenance technicians conduct repairs on an MH-...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Fulghum and Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Smithee, aviation maintenance technicians (AMT), spend a busy Friday afternoon at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, performing maintena... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew delivers an injured ATV rider to awaiting fire rescue

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew delivers an injured ATV ride...

Partners in search and rescue: An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew prepares to land and deliver an injured ATV rider to the awaiting team of Kodiak Island Fire Rescue and an ambulance that will provide the next st... More

Coast Guard aviation survival technician completes medevac of injured woman in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard aviation survival technician completes medevac of injured ...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Frank Vilardi, an aviation survival technician, assists in carrying an injured woman by litter out of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at the Kodiak, Alaska municipal airport, Aug. 1, 2014. I... More

The crew of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter work together to carry an injured woman to emergency medical personnel at the Kodiak Municipal Airport in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2014. Kodiak Police D... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters prepare for take-off in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters prepare for ta...

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters prepare for take-off from the flight line at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2014. The air station provides primary support at this time of year by d... More

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and Gulfstream V aircraft stand together on the flight line in Kodiak, Alaska

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and Gulfstream V aircraft stand together...

Can you name this aircraft? A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and Gulfstream V aircraft stand together on the flight line at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 14, 2014. The Coast Guard operates two long-range Gulfst... More

Coast Guard avionics electrical technicians, refuel an HC-130 Hercules aircraft in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard avionics electrical technicians, refuel an HC-130 Hercules...

It’s a big job and a big plane. Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey Coyne and Petty Officer 2nd Class William Robertson, avionics electrical technicians, refuel an HC-130 Hercules aircraft at Coast Guard Air Station ... More

Getting gear, supplies and crew where they need to

Getting gear, supplies and crew where they need to

Getting gear, supplies and crew where they need to go. Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Brady uses a forklift to unload cargo from a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft returning to Air Station Kodiak from Cordo... More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska crew recognized for mission excellence

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska crew recognized for mission exc...

MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot Lt. Russell Merrick, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Dave Burns, an aviation survival technician, were among the crews from Air Station Kodiak recognized in August 2014 by the Coast G... More

Coast Guard aviation survival technicians prepare emergency medical gear and supplies for missions at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard aviation survival technicians prepare emergency medical ge...

What do you carry in your emergency kit? Whether you are hiking or boating, being prepared is the key to a fun and safe adventure. Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Kreske and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik,... More

Coast Guard aviation survival technicians and aircrew train with Kodiak Island Search and Rescue, Alaska

Coast Guard aviation survival technicians and aircrew train with Kodia...

On the ground and in the air …. it’s all about the teamwork. Aviation survival technicians Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Kreske and Petty Officer 1st Class Bill Krahn work together with members of Kodiak Isl... More

In safe hands: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gordon,

In safe hands: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gordon,

In safe hands: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gordon, an avionics electrical technician and aircrew flight mechanic, reaches to take hold of the survivor and basket to bring them safely into the cabin during a h... More

Coast Guard aviation survival technicians conduct emergency hypothermia training at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard aviation survival technicians conduct emergency hypothermi...

Are you familiar with the (three) stages of hypothermia and how to treat them? It’s October in Alaska and the Coast Guard aviation survival technicians at Air Station Kodiak are gearing up for winter with emerg... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Warner, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Warner, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Warner, an aviation survival technician at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, works from the ground to connect the cargo lift cable to the bottom of an MH-60 Jayhawk heli... More

Coast Guard medevacs man injured in motorcycle accident in Chignik Lagoon, Alaska

Coast Guard medevacs man injured in motorcycle accident in Chignik Lag...

Coast Guard personnel from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, transfer a 36-year-old man to emergency medical flight services after he was injured in a motorcycle accident in Chignik Lagoon Sept. 17, 2014. Commercial ... More

Lt. Cmdr. Steven McKechnie, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules

Lt. Cmdr. Steven McKechnie, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules

Lt. Cmdr. Steven McKechnie, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft pilot, launches with his crew on a first light search and rescue case in Cook Inlet, Alaska, Oct. 3, 2014. The HC-130 aircrew can provide life-... More

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians put members through wet drills training at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2014. All aircrew must conduct annual train... More

It’s just another day at the office.
Lt. Russell Merrick,

It’s just another day at the office. Lt. Russell Merrick,

It’s just another day at the office. Lt. Russell Merrick, an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter pilot, manages all aspects of flight planning and mission implementation as aircraft commander on a training flight out of C... More

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska aerial view

Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska aerial view

A bird’s eye view. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, comes into view for an arriving MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter aircrew returning from a nearby training flight, Oct. 23, 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Aux... More

Coast Guard aviation survival technician arrives on the flight line at sunset to stand duty in Kodiak, Alaska

Coast Guard aviation survival technician arrives on the flight line at...

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class James Madison, an aviation survival technician, watches an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter taking off from the flight line at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, as... More

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew holds an emergency

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew holds an emergency

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew holds an emergency preparedness and safe boating presentation in the remote Alaskan village of Ouzinkie, Alaska, April 29, 2015. The event was held to kick off the start... More

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft sits on the

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft sits on the

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft sits on the runway in Kodiak, Alaska with a view through the cargo hold ramp of the Buoy Tender SPAR parked at the dock on May 13, 2016.

Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft pilot Lt. Michael

Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft pilot Lt. Michael

Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft pilot Lt. Michael Angeli has the controls during a logistics flight to Cordova, Alaska, May 13, 2016.

Coast Guard rescue swimmers Petty Officer 3rd Class

Coast Guard rescue swimmers Petty Officer 3rd Class

Coast Guard rescue swimmers Petty Officer 3rd Class Dave White and Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson push the limits in weight training on Sept. 26, 2013, at Air Station Sitka, Alaska. Physical fitness train... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Alba, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Alba, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Alba, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to assur... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley circles Monashka

The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley circles Monashka

The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley circles Monashka Bay as it returns to its homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. "The Bulldog of the Bering" is the largest and newest medium endurance cutter in the Coast G... More

The team from the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Fire Department

The team from the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Fire Department

The team from the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Fire Department in Kodiak, Alaska, spent a portion of their Saturday conducting proficiency drills at Air Station Kodiak in Hangar 2 on March 8, 2014. Coast Guard firef... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics electrical technician (AET), conducts a final system check in preparation for a training flight from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, July 25, 2014. The job of a... More

The crew of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and Kodiak Fire Department personnel depart after completing a medevac of an injured woman in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2014. Due to the nature of the in... More

Getting gear, supplies and crew where they need to

Getting gear, supplies and crew where they need to

Getting gear, supplies and crew where they need to go. Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas Brady uses a forklift to unload cargo from a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft returning to Air Station Kodiak from Cordo... More

In safe hands: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gordon,

In safe hands: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gordon,

In safe hands: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Gordon, an avionics electrical technician and aircrew flight mechanic, reaches to take hold of the survivor and basket to bring them safely into the cabin during a h... More

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, performs cargo lift training, Sept. 16, 2014. In addition to being equipped with a rescue hoist that has a 250 foot cable and 600 ... More

Lt. Cmdr. Steven McKechnie, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules

Lt. Cmdr. Steven McKechnie, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules

Lt. Cmdr. Steven McKechnie, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft pilot, launches with his crew on a first light search and rescue case in Cook Inlet, Alaska, Oct. 3, 2014. The HC-130 aircrew can provide life-... More

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians put members through wet drills training at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2014. All aircrew must conduct annual train... More

It’s just another day at the office…but you can’t beat

It’s just another day at the office…but you can’t beat

It’s just another day at the office…but you can’t beat the view. Lt. Russell Merrick, an MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter pilot, manages all aspects of flight planning and mission implementation as aircraft commander o... More

A child participates in a community safety presentation

A child participates in a community safety presentation

A child participates in a community safety presentation in the remote Alaskan village of Ouzinkie, Alaska, April 29, 2015. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew gave an emergency pre... More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Gross makes

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Gross makes

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Gross makes some quick calculations to pass to his HC-130 Hercules aircraft pilots as they begin the flight landing checklist on approach to Kodiak, Alaska, May 9, 201... More

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits on the

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits on the

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits on the runway in Kodiak, Alaska with a view of Women's Bay on May 13, 2016.

The crew of an Air Station Sitka Coast Guard MH-60

The crew of an Air Station Sitka Coast Guard MH-60

The crew of an Air Station Sitka Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter encounters the Coast Guard Cutter Liberty on one of their training flights within the coastal waters of Southeast Alaska, Sept. 30, 2013. H... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to ass... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Neff, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Neff, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Neff, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, gives Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack Lacey, an aviation survival technician, a helping hand at the end of a ve... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricky Ahner, Jr., an avionics electrical technician (AET), conducts a final system check in preparation for a training flight from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, July 25, 2014. The job of a... More

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians put members through wet drills training at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2014. All aircrew must conduct annual train... More

Chief Petty Officer Alan Kinman gives a demonstration

Chief Petty Officer Alan Kinman gives a demonstration

Chief Petty Officer Alan Kinman gives a demonstration on reflective mirrors while visiting the remote Alaskan village of Ouzinkie, Alaska, April 29, 2015. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopt... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Bronson Carr, an aviation

Petty Officer 2nd Class Bronson Carr, an aviation

Petty Officer 2nd Class Bronson Carr, an aviation maintenance technician demonstrates an emergency breathing apparatus to an elementary school class during a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew visit to the vil... More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ed Bizorik, an aviation survival technician, works on the flight line with an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, May 13, 2016.

Lt. Cmdr. James Jenks from Coast Guard Air Station

Lt. Cmdr. James Jenks from Coast Guard Air Station

Lt. Cmdr. James Jenks from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka sits in the right seat of the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in flight from Sitka to Juneau, Alaska, Sept. 30, 2013. This training mission was, in part, a fami... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to ass... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristian Sather, an aviation

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristian Sather, an aviation

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristian Sather, an aviation maintenance technician, runs the startup checklist with MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Vincent Jansen and co-pilot Lt. Kevin Winters at Air Station... More

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast

All things considered, I’d rather be flying. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians put members through wet drills training at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Oct. 21, 2014. All aircrew must conduct annual train... More

Lt. Chelsea Kalil gives a tour of an MH-60 Jayhawk

Lt. Chelsea Kalil gives a tour of an MH-60 Jayhawk

Lt. Chelsea Kalil gives a tour of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to a child while visiting the remote Alaskan village of Ouzinkie, Alaska, April 29, 2015. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter ... More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Gage Allen, an

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Gage Allen, an

Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Gage Allen, an avionics electrical technician, looks out across the windswept airport runway in Sand Point, Alaska, May 9, 2016. Our HC-130 Hercules aircrews from Air Station... More

A pair of Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters sit

A pair of Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters sit

A pair of Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters sit on the flight line at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska on May 13, 2016.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance technician, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dave Munns, an aviation survival technician, both from Air Station Sitka, perform their duties aboard a Coast... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to ass... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Lesko, an aviation survival technician, prepares to deploy from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in p... More

A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, prepare

A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, prepare

A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, prepare an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for search and rescue flight operations in Cordova, Alaska, May 13, 2016. The air station maintains a forward operating locatio... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance technician, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Dave Munns, an aviation survival technician, both from Air Station Sitka, perform their duties aboard a Coast... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilots Lt. Cmdr.

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilots Lt. Cmdr.

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilots Lt. Cmdr. Vincent Jansen and Lt. Kevin Winters prepare their crew for vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to assure ... More

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stands ready

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stands ready

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stands ready for deployment in Cordova, Alaska, May 13, 2016. Air Station Kodiak aircrews maintain a forward operating location in Cordova during the summer months to stan... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance

Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent, an aviation maintenance technician from Air Station Sitka, performs his duties aboard a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during a training flight in Southeast Alaska, Se... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilots Lt. Jason

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilots Lt. Jason

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilots Lt. Jason Evans and Lt. David Wright prepare their crew for arrival near Spruce Cape for vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews always work ... More

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stands ready

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stands ready

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stands ready for deployment in Cordova, Alaska, May 13, 2016. Air Station Kodiak aircrews maintain a forward operating location in Cordova during the summer months to stan... More

Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft stand ready for

Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft stand ready for

Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft stand ready for deployment in the hanger in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2013. Air Station Kodiak is the largest Coast Guard command in District 17 and the Pacific Area (PACAREA)... More

Lt. Cmdr. James Jenks from Coast Guard Air Station

Lt. Cmdr. James Jenks from Coast Guard Air Station

Lt. Cmdr. James Jenks from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka runs the crew flight briefing for Lt. Matthew Herring, Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Kent in preparation for the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter take-off from ... More

A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, prepare

A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, prepare

A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, prepare an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for search and rescue flight operations in Cordova, Alaska, May 13, 2016. The air station maintains a forward operating locatio... More

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters stand ready for

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters stand ready for

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters stand ready for deployment in the hangar in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2013. Air Station Kodiak is the largest Coast Guard command in District 17 and the Pacific Area (PACAREA... More

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft stands ready

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft stands ready

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft stands ready for deployment as the aircrew completes a logistics flight and delivery in Cordova, Alaska, May 13, 2016. Air Station Kodiak aircrews maintain a forward opera... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters stand ready for

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters stand ready for

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters stand ready for deployment on the flight line in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 1, 2013. Air Station Kodiak is the largest Coast Guard command in District 17 and the Pacific Area (PA... More

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft and MH-60 Jayhawk

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft and MH-60 Jayhawk

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft and MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter stands ready for deployment in Cordova, Alaska, May 13, 2016. Air Station Kodiak aircrews maintain a forward operating location in Cordova dur... More

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters stand ready for

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters stand ready for

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopters stand ready for deployment on the flight line in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 22, 2013. Air Station Kodiak is the largest Coast Guard command in District 17 and the Pacific Area (P... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class James Madison and the crew

Petty Officer 3rd Class James Madison and the crew

Petty Officer 3rd Class James Madison and the crew of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter return from a training flight in Kodiak, Alaska , Sept. 10, 2013. Crews at Air Station Kodiak train arduously to prepare for dep... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Bolen, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Bolen, an aviation survival

Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Bolen, an aviation survival technician, deploys from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2013. Crews always work in pairs to a... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews conduct

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews conduct

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews conduct a rough area landing in preparation for vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 18, 2014. Crews always work in pairs to assure maximum coverage and s... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Mochkatel and Petty Officer

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Mochkatel and Petty Officer

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Mochkatel and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack Lacey, aviation survival technicians at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, prepare to join the crews of two Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter... More

The team from the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Fire Department

The team from the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Fire Department

The team from the Coast Guard Base Kodiak Fire Department in Kodiak, Alaska, responded to an alarm at Air Station Kodiak in Hangar 3 on Aug. 2, 2013. Coast Guard firefighters stand regular duty, ready to respon... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Cmdr.

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Cmdr.

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Cmdr. George Cottrell takes off with a crew from Air Station Kodiak to participate in a hoist demonstration in Womens Bay, Alaska, July 25, 2013. Crews at Air Stat... More

The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducts a hoist demonstration in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, July 25, 2013. Crews at Air Station Kodiak train regularly with Coast Guard boat crews to prepare... More

The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducts a hoist demonstration in Women\s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, July 25, 2013. Crews at Air Station Kodiak train regularly with Coast Guard boat crews to prepar... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Mochkatel, and aviation

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Mochkatel, and aviation

Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Mochkatel, and aviation survival technician, deploys from a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Womens Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, July 25, 2013. Crews at Air Station Kodiak train ard... More

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot Lt. Michael

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot Lt. Michael

Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot Lt. Michael Ross and Petty Officer 2nd Class Darin Yackeschi, an aviation maintenance technician, prepare for takeoff from Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, to participate i... More

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Cmdr.

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Cmdr.

Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot Lt. Cmdr. Vincent Jansen conducts a rough area landing near Spruce Cape in preparation for vertical surface training in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2014. Crews at Air Stat... More