A salvage team returns to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station
A salvage team returns to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, from work aboard Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk on Jan. 2, 2013. The Kulluk was 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska... More
Salvage technicians board a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60
Salvage technicians board a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, for delivery to Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk Dec. 31, 2012. The four technici... More
Lt. Karyn Forsyth takes a moment for a photo aboard
Lt. Karyn Forsyth takes a moment for a photo aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Rush in the Bering Sea, Alaska, March 13, 2013. Forsyth serves as an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot with Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak... More
John Nes, the captain of the fishing vessel Ocean Viking,
John Nes, the captain of the fishing vessel Ocean Viking, hugs Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Broom, an aviation maintenance technician and flight mechanic aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodi... More
Crew members of Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling
Crew members of Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk arrive at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, after being airlifted by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the vessel 80 mi... More
US COAST GUARD Kulluk response, Alaska
The unified command for the Royal Dutch Shell conical drilling unit Kulluk response receives a mission briefing from the pilots of a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, ... More
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with the unified command return
U.S. Coast Guardsmen with the unified command return to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter following a flight over Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk Jan. 2... More
The unified command for the Royal Dutch Shell conical
The unified command for the Royal Dutch Shell conical drilling unit Kulluk response receives a mission overview from the pilots of a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, ... More
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew returns
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew returns to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, with four technicians from Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk Dec. 31, 2012. The technicians wer... More
An emergency towing system (ETS), rigged to be delivered
An emergency towing system (ETS), rigged to be delivered by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, sits on deck at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 31, 2012. The ETS was available for use by response crews ... More
The 76-foot fishing vessel Ocean Viking drifts overturned
The 76-foot fishing vessel Ocean Viking drifts overturned 190 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska, June 26, 2013. The four-man crew and their dog were rescued by the Coast Guard after the vessel began taking on w... More
Members of a salvage team get geared up at U.S. Coast
Members of a salvage team get geared up at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, to be delivered by Coast Guard helicopter to Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk 46 miles south of Kodiak Cit... More
Aiviq Nanuq tow of Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodiak overflies the tugs Aiviq and Nanuq tandem towing the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 116 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012.... More
Air Station Kodiak Heritage Air Medals
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, reads a citation to accompany the award of the Coast Guard Air Medal with Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Harris, an avionics electrical technician wi... More
Members of salvage team with Donjon-SMIT prepare their
Members of salvage team with Donjon-SMIT prepare their gear at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 1, 2013. The team conducted an aerial survey of Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk ... More
CGAS Kodiak hoist training, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew conducts hoist training at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, while a heavy equipment operator clears snow from the tarmac Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Kodiak received just over ... More
The Aiviq (blue hull) escorts the tugs Corbin Foss,
The Aiviq (blue hull) escorts the tugs Corbin Foss, Ocean Wave and Lauren Foss as they tow the conical drilling unit Kulluk from Kiliuda Bay near Kodiak Island, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2013. The Kulluk is being towed ... More
Four technicians return to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station
Four technicians return to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, after visiting Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk 52 miles south of Kodiak City Dec. 31, 2012. A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk ... More
The unified command for the Royal Dutch Shell conical
The unified command for the Royal Dutch Shell conical drilling unit Kulluk response prepares to depart aboard a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, AK, prior to a flight... More
Buddy the dog was rescued with the four-man crew of
Buddy the dog was rescued with the four-man crew of the Ocean Viking by an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew 190 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska, June 26, 2013. Flooding aboard the 76-foot vess... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Broom, an aviation maintenance
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Broom, an aviation maintenance technician and flight mechanic aboard the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodiak, hoists a survivor from the 76-foot Ocean Viking aboard the... More
CG evacuation from Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak conducts the 13th hoist of 18 crewmen from the mobile drilling unit Kulluk 80 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012.... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team leave to board an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for delivery to the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013... More
ETS to Kulluk - US Coast Guard photo
A salvage team aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk wraps up lines from an emergency towing system delivered by a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The Kulluk is located 40 miles ... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
John Nes, the captain of the Ocean Viking, thanks Petty
John Nes, the captain of the Ocean Viking, thanks Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Bunch, an aviation survival technician with Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, after his rescue from their life raft 190 miles southw... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team listen to an aircraft operations breifing prior to departing Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling un... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Cmdr. Mark Vislay, an Mh-60 Jayhawk pilot and the Air Station operations officer, gives an aviation operations breif to the salvage team prior to departing Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk he... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
A member of a salvage team prepares to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of K... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Bunch, an aviation survival
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Bunch, an aviation survival technician with Air Station Kodiak, describes rescue procedures to a crewman from the Ocean Viking prior to placing him in the rescue basket of an Air S... More
Aiviq Nanuq tow of Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
The tugs Aiviq and Nanuq tow tandem tow the mobile driling unit Kulluk 116 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. The tugs are attempting to tow the Kulluk to a sheltered area but weathe... More
Air Station Kodiak Heritage Air Medals
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, presents the award of the Coast Guard Air Medal to Lt. John Filipowicz, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot at Air Station Kodiak, joined by his wife, W... More
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. John Hollingsworth, center,
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. John Hollingsworth, center, an engineering officer at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, discusses handheld radio operations with salvage technicians Dec. 31, 2012. An MH-60 Jayhawk ... More
Crewmembers from Air Station Kodiak ready an HC-130
Crewmembers from Air Station Kodiak ready an HC-130 Hercules airplane for flight to test a newly installed engine, Aug. 9, 2013, in Kodiak, Alaska. Kodiak is home to four of the Coast Guard's 27 HC-130H Hercule... More
John Nes, the captain of the Ocean Viking, takes a
John Nes, the captain of the Ocean Viking, takes a moment for photo with his dog Buddy, after his rescue from a life raft 190 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska, June 26, 2013. Nes and his crew were rescued by t... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
A salvage team returns to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station
A salvage team returns to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, from work aboard Royal Dutch Shell's conical drilling unit Kulluk on Jan. 2, 2013. The Kulluk was 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska... More
Kodiak-based Coast Guardsman receives 2012 GEICO Military Service Awar...
CEO of GEICO Tony Nicely, Vice Adm. John Currier, the vice commandant , Petty Officer 1st Class Claude Morrissey, his wife Elizabeth Morrissey and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt s... More
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District and the incident commander for the D17 Incident Management Team, transitions from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft to an MH-60... More
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, the commander of the 17th Coast Guard District and the incident commander for the D17 Incident Management Team, steps off an HC-130 Hercules aircraft at Coast Guard Air... More
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew discusses
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew discusses upcoming hoist operations at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, prior to departure Dec. 31, 2012. The aircrew delivered four salvage technicians t... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
CGAS Kodiak ALPAT to conduct DLQs w CGC Alex Haley
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew prepares to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, to conduct deck landing qualification training offshore of Kodiak with the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley Tuesday, Jan. ... More
Geico Military Service Award, US Coast Guard Photo
Capt. Melissa Rivera, commanding officer Air Station Kodiak, Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, Petty Officer 1st Class Claude Morrissey, an aviation survival technician with Air Statio... More
The tugs Corbin Foss, Ocean Wave and Lauren Foss begin
The tugs Corbin Foss, Ocean Wave and Lauren Foss begin the tow of the conical drilling unit Kulluk from Kiliuda Bay near Kodiak Island, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2013, with the tug Guardsman, tug Warrior, Nanuq and Aivi... More
The unified command for the Royal Dutch Shell conical
The unified command for the Royal Dutch Shell conical drilling unit Kulluk response returns to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, AK, aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from a flight over the Kulluk on Jan. 2... More
Salvage team to Kulluk, US Coast Guard Photo
Members of a salvage team prepare to depart Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for another day of operations aboard the conical drilling unit Kulluk aground 40 miles southwest of Kod... More
Air Station Kodiak Heritage Air Medals
Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, commander Coast Guard 17th District, congratulate Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Fischer, an aviation survival technician... More
Lt. Jeanine Menze, an HC-130 Hercules airplane pilot,
Lt. Jeanine Menze, an HC-130 Hercules airplane pilot, takes a moment for a photo at Air Station Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 25, 2013. Menze is recognized as the first black female pilot in the U.S. Coast Gua... More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Wallace,
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Wallace, center, an aviation maintenance technician and flight mechanic at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, gives four salvage technicians a safety brief in ... More