On the leading edge – Operation Arctic Crossroads
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Located in one of the most remote areas, 33 miles north of the Arctic Circle on Alaska’s Western coast, is the native village of Kotzebue, Alaska. Settled by Inupiat Eskimos for more than 600 years, Kotzebue has long been known as the passage to the Northwest Arctic and served as a central trading post [...]
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Alaska’s battle aboard the black hulls
Monday, August 9, 2010
For Alaska’s Coast Guard buoy tenders participating in the buoy tender roundup, this past week has been one of intense training and exercises. But, along with the imperative training, there was camaraderie and fellowship. One such team building event, that is also a highlight of the week long assembly, is the Buoy Tender Olympics.
The [...]
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History: Sea Language washes ashore or Why beat the rush?
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
The term “beat the rush” has become lexicon as millions of Americans plan to get up early enough to avoid their fellow traveler on a road trip. As summer approaches, beating the rush is sometimes the difference between a successful or failed long weekend at the beach. But, have you ever stopped to think about [...]
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VIDEO: Demolition of America’s largest LORAN tower
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Until 1:30p.m. yesterday, the tower at Coast Guard LORAN Station Port Clarence was the largest structure in the state of Alaska and the largest LORAN tower in the United States. That was until the Coast Guard’s Civil Engineering Unit from Juneau and Controlled Demolition, Inc. conducted a demolition of the 1,350-foot Long Range Aids to Navigation tower. [...]
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Coast Guard announces 2009 photo contest winners …
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Following on the heels of the first-ever People’s Choice photo contest, the official 2009 Coast Guard photo contest winners have been announced. The judges met last month to review the nearly 800 photos submitted from across the Coast Guard family.
And, the winners are …
First Place: MK1 Jamie Parsons
Second Place: IS3 Logan Wright
Third Place: AST1 Chuck [...]
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Latest from the Iditarod
Friday, March 12, 2010
We’re pleased to announce that as of this posting Coast Guard sponsored musher Ken Anderson has moved into tenth place as he continues his epic journey across Alaska’s toughest terrain in the 2010 Iditarod.
Here is the latest update from his blog as reported by Ken’s wife and fellow musher Gwen Holdmann:
I did get to speak [...]
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Guardian of the Week – SK1 Brooke Hall
Friday, March 12, 2010
So much of the Coast Guard revolves around protecting people and saving lives. We often tell those stories here, and many of our past Guardians of the Week have performed some amazing rescues. But many of those rescues are only possible because of the support staff who labor behind the scenes to make sure that [...]
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Coast Guard sponsored musher on course in 2010 Iditarod
Monday, March 8, 2010
Coast Guard sponsored musher Ken Anderson is on course in the 2010 Iditarod – known as “the last great race on EARTH.”
As of the writing of this blog post, Ken is in 49th place among the 71 teams of dogs and mushers in this year’s race. According to the latest post on his own blog, [...]
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2010 Iditarod Begins Tomorrow
Friday, March 5, 2010
The 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off this weekend and we will be following Coast Guard sponsored racer, Ken Anderson. Anderson is a nine-year Iditarod veteran who has finished the race in the top five twice, with his best finish in 2008.
The ceremonial start takes place in Anchorage tomorrow before the racer’s begin [...]
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The “Last Great Race on Earth”
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Coast Guard is sponsoring Ken Anderson, a nine-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran, during the 2010 Iditarod race.
“The Coast Guard has a proud history here in Alaska,” said Cmdr. Darryl Verfaillie, commanding officer at Marine Safety Unit Valdez. “In our early history here in Alaska, dog sleds were used to help perform [...]
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