SITKA, Alaska — The crews of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco (WPC 1122), Sitka Mountain Rescue, and Alaska Air National Guard 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons conducted a week-long search and rescue (SAREX) exercise near Sitka, April 30-May 2, 2024. In a collaborative effort across land and water, multiple Leer másCoast Guard and AKARNG conducts SAR exercise near Sitka[…]
SITKA, Alaska — The crews of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, Coast Guard Cutter Bailey Barco (WPC 1122), Sitka Mountain Rescue, and Air Force 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons are scheduled to conduct search and rescue (SAR) exercises near Sitka, April 30-May 2, 2024. Sitka residents may notice higher than normal helicopter flight operations Leer másCoast Guard and Air Force to conduct SAR exercises near Sitka[…]
JUNEAU — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy conducted a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off Ketchikan, Alaska, March 14, 2024. The SAR exercise took place on the water and in the air with both agencies working together to test and evaluate interagency communications, response plans, and responders’ actions during multiple simulated scenarios. Leer másCoast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy conduct SAREX off Alaska[…]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue four boaters Friday from Yamani Islets, 27 miles south of Sitka, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew hoisted the four boaters, a 50-year-old female, and her three children ages; 21, 17, and 13 from shore after their 15-foot vessel Leer másCoast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescue 4 boaters from Yamani Islets, Alaska[…]
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan assist the fishing vessel Tamarack taking on water near Sitka, Alaska, Saturday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka delivered a dewatering pump to the fishing vessel Tamarack, which was taking on water approximately 35 miles west of Sitka Saturday. The crew of Leer másCoast Guard, good Samaritan assist vessel taking on water near Sitka, Alaska[…]
