An 8-year-old boy from Woodland, Washington became an honorary rescue swimmer today when the Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and Make-A-Wish foundation granted Andrew Bishop’s wish to be a rescue swimmer in Alaska. After completing training in a modified rescue pool and basic air crewman training, Andrew donned a flight…
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Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Medevacs Injured Crew Member
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew medevaced a 58-year-old male after he suffered an ankle injury while aboard the F/V NEW DAWN. The 50-foot commercial vessel was near Shelikof Strait when the incident occurred on Sunday, June 18th. “Due to the crewman’s possible need for an…
Named for Heroes: New and Improved Coast Guard Cutters Coming to Astoria and Ketchikan
Astoria is set to receive two new lifesaving Sentinel-class cutters. One has already been deployed in Ketchikan, the USCGC John McCormick. These are part of a Coast Guard plan to commission 58 new Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters, replacing aging Island-class cutters. The new cutters are 154 ft. long (compared to…
Coast Guard 13th District Honors Officers
We are pleased to report that the Coast Guard has named Tara Dodd 2016 active-duty enlisted person of the year and Nicole Cimino 2016 reserve enlisted person of the year for the 13th Coast Guard District. Tara Dodd, Petty Officer 1st Class, is an active-duty culinary specialist assigned to the…