ALAMEDA, California. – The USCGC Stratton crew returned to home port in Alameda following a 111-day deployment to the Bering Sea in support of search and rescue capabilities and protecting the United States’ northern-most borders. Monday, April 22, 2024. Cutter Stratton and crew departed Alameda January 2, and while deployed, Coast Guard 17th District maintained Leer másUSCGC Stratton returns home after 111-day in the Bering Sea[…]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard deploy an MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew and a MSTF team to Forward Operating Location (FOL) Kotzebue, Alaska, in support of 2022 summer operations. Members of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Anchorage’s Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF) will be in the region July 6-16, 2022, for a multi-mission deployment focused primarily Leer másCoast Guard deploy for summer ops in Kotzebue, Alaska[…]
KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of the USCGC Alex Haley returned to homeport on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, following a 35-day winter Bering Sea patrol in which they conducted domestic fisheries enforcement, responded to search and rescue (SAR) cases, and performed at-sea medical evacuations (medevac) from the Bering Sea fishing fleet. While deployed, crews of the Leer másUSCGC Alex Haley returns to Kodiak after Bering Sea Patrol[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard will conclude its annual operations in the Arctic Shield 2021 on Sunday with the seasonal closure of its Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue, Alaska. Air Station Kodiak aircrews and two MH-60T Jayhawk helicopters were forward deployed to Kotzebue to provide coverage and reduced response times to remote regions of Alaska during increased Leer másCoast Guard concludes Operation Arctic Shield 2021[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews opened a seasonal forward operating location (FOL) yesterday in Kotzebue, Alaska. Air Station Kodiak aircrews transferred aviation airframes and equipment to Kotzebue to reduce response time to the Bering Strait and Northern Slope regions in anticipation of historically increased maritime activity in that region during summer operations. Leer másCoast Guard opens seasonal FOL in Kotzebue, Alaska[…]
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to their homeport Friday following a combined 105-day deployment to Alaska and their biannual shipboard training off the coast of San Diego. Stratton’s crew, along with an embarked MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Kodiak, patrolled the Bering Sea up to Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Stratton returns home following 105-day deployment[…]
DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter aircrew medevac an injured fisherman Wednesday in the Bering Sea, about 80 miles northeast of Dutch Harbor. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew based out of Air Station Kodiak and deployed aboard Cutter Alex Haley, hoisted the man from the vessel Magnus Martens after he suffered a severe leg injury. He Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 Kodiak aircrew medevac man near Dutch Harbor, Alaska[…]