Arctic-Crossroads-2010, Alaska
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Tuttle, a resident of Palmer, Alaska, Petty Officer 3rd Class Megan Archer, a boatswain's mate and resident of Juneau, Alaska, and Hiram Walker, director for sear... More
Arctic Care 2018, Alaska
Air Force Reservists based out of Joint Base Charleston S.C. offload equipment in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 12, 2018 in support of an Innovative Readiness Training exercise, Arctic Care 2018. Arctic Care 2018 con... More
Capt. Tom Fantes, a doctor in 4th Medical Battalion,
Capt. Tom Fantes, a doctor in 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application to Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general of... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, right, an embarkation
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, right, an embarkation specialist with 4th Marine Logistics Group, assists Army Reserve Capt. Jake Lowry, left, a veterinary officer with 330th Medical Brigade, with veterinary c... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Abold, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 1st Class Justin Abold, a boatswain’s mate and the lead instructor at the Coast Guard’s National Ice Rescue School, demonstrates a rescue technique with Chief Petty Officer Jesse Green, a machiner... More
Soldiers of the Alaska National Guard honor guard fold
Soldiers of the Alaska National Guard honor guard fold an American Flag during the memorial service of former Alaska Adjutant General Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer Jr, at Kotzebue, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2016. Schaeffer w... More
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from 1-207th Aviation
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from 1-207th Aviation Regiment, Alaska Army National Guard, sling loads equipment back to the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, Aug. 24, 2016, during exercise Arctic ... More
Rear Adm. Michael McAllister (center), commander, 17
Rear Adm. Michael McAllister (center), commander, 17 Coast Guard District, speaks to a role player during the delivery of medical supplies to a temporary medical treatment facility set up during the Arctic Chin... More
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Lorena Birdashaw, a veterinary
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Lorena Birdashaw, a veterinary technician with 445th Medical Detachment, assists in providing veterinary care to a local family’s pet Pitbull as part of Innovative Readiness Trainin... More
Mrs. Mary Schaeffer, wife of retired Maj. Gen. John
Mrs. Mary Schaeffer, wife of retired Maj. Gen. John W. Schaeffer, Jr., and Brig. Gen. Laurie Hummel, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, unveil a paper replica of the plaque that will hang on the... More
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician from the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, places surgical scope equipment in the cleaning bin in the central steri... More
A combat rescue officer from the 212th Rescue Squadron,
A combat rescue officer from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, radios a helicopter to extract simulated casualties during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 24, 2016. Arc... More
Hometown Heroes of IRT Arctic Care 2018
Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon J. Gilliam, a command career counselor/dental assistant on Inspector-Instructor duty based out of Atlanta with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, is currently 26 m... More
Former Alaska National Guard adjutant general Maj.
Former Alaska National Guard adjutant general Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer Jr, is carried to his final resting place at Ivik, Alaska, August 31, 2016. Schaeffer enlisted in the Alaska National Guard in 1957, and se... More
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk starts
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk starts its engines in preparation for flight April 14, 2018, at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, in support of exercise Arctic Care 2018. U.S. ... More
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adrian B. Echevarri, left,
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adrian B. Echevarri, left, dental leading petty officer with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, assists Air Force Col. Clifford Zdanowicz, right, a dental officer wit... More
Laurent Weyl, a French reporter and photographer, obtains
Laurent Weyl, a French reporter and photographer, obtains images of the Brooks Range while flying in an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter north of Kotzebue, Alaska, July 14, 2019. Weyl spent six days ... More
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician from the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, prepares to remove equipment from the sterilization machine in the centr... More
Tech. Sgt. Mirely Ortiz, a dental technician with the
Tech. Sgt. Mirely Ortiz, a dental technician with the 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, cleans a patient's teeth in dental health clinic at the Maniilaq Health Center in ... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 helicopter aircrew,
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 helicopter aircrew, currently deployed on the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman, conducts sling-load operations at Forward Operating Location Kotzebue, July 20, 2017. The aircrew... More
Members of the Coast Guard 9th District and Kotzebue
Members of the Coast Guard 9th District and Kotzebue Fire Department engage in joint ice rescue training on Devil's Lake near Kotzebue, Alaska, April 18, 2014. The training brought together the technical expert... More
A U.S. Navy service member logs into a computer to
A U.S. Navy service member logs into a computer to complete patient care web-based training during in-processing April 14, 2018, for exercise Arctic Care 2018. Arctic Care 2018 continues to build on the long-s... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the tail rotor during pre-flight maintenance checks at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. Military personnel accomplished criti... More
Coast Guard members from the National Ice Rescue School
Coast Guard members from the National Ice Rescue School in Essexville, Michigan, and Sector Anchorage, Alaska, conduct ice rescue training with members of the Kotzebue, Alaska, fire department in Kotzebue, Marc... More
A member of the Kotzebue Fire Department watches an
A member of the Kotzebue Fire Department watches an ice rescue technique demonstration during training on Devil’s Lake near Kotzebue, Alaska, April 18, 2014. The visiting Coast Guard personnel provided training... More
Arctic-Crossroads-2010, Alaska
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Petty Officer 3rd Class Megan Archer, a boatswain's mate and resident of Juneau, Alaska, uses a satellite phone to test communications with the Kotzebue command center for Operation Arctic Cr... More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodiak rests within the Alaska Army National Guard hangar in Kotzebue, Alaska, July 17, 2013. An Air Station Kodiak helicopter crew deployed to Kotzebue ... More
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk pilots adjust
Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk pilots adjust controls during a preflight controls check for a mission headed to Noatak, Alaska, April 21, 2018. The Blackhawks played an instrumental role in transpor... More
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Lorena Birdashaw, veterinary
U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Lorena Birdashaw, veterinary technician with 445th Medical Detachment, assists in providing veterinary service to a local family’s pet Pomeranian as part of Innovative Readiness Tra... More
(U.S. Navy servicemembers check sample patient information
(U.S. Navy servicemembers check sample patient information during a patient care web-based training demonstration April 14, 2018, for exercise Arctic Care 2018. Arctic Care 2018 continues to build on the long-... More
A pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska
A pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, communicates via radio with additional rescue personnel during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 23. Arctic Chinoo... More
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue personnel prepare to load simulated casualties on an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak during exercise Ar... More
US COAST GUARD Fish Drop, Alaska
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew delivers 20,000 pounds of silver salmon fillets to Kotzebue Dec. 28, 2009. The Coast Guard delivered the fish for a humanitaria... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrews demobilize FOL Kotzebue
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aircrew members work to demobilize forward operating location Kotzebue, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2018. Aircrew members are forward deployed on a rotating schedule during the summer months... More
Arctic Care 2018 lead dental officer Navy Lt. Cmdr.
Arctic Care 2018 lead dental officer Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Villaluz talks dental care with a group of distinguished visitors April 21, 2018, at the Maniilaq Health Center's dental clinic in Kotzebue, Alaska. D... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew,
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew, deployed to forward operating location Kotzebue, Alaska, departs on an area-familiarization flight, July 19, 2017. FOL Kotzebue houses two Air Station Kod... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, embarkation specialist
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, embarkation specialist with 4th Marine Logistics Group, comforts a local family’s pet Pitbull while veterinary services are provided as part of Innovative Readiness Training Arc... More
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue personnel coordinate the evacuation of simulated casualties during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 24, 2016. Arcti... More
Arctic Care 2018: Marine Corps Martial Arts Program
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Victor Gonzalez poses for a photo before teaching his first Marine Corps Martial Arts Program class in the Kotzebue High School gym April 15, 2018. Gonzalez, and other U.S. and Canad... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage, an Air Station
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage, an Air Station Kodiak aviation survival technician, looks out the window of an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during a flight conducted over the Brooks Range, Alaska, July 14, ... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew deployed to Forward Operating Location Kotzebue lands on the tundra of northwestern Alaska while conducting area-familiarization training during Operation ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage, an Air Station
Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage, an Air Station Kodiak aviation survival technician forward-deployed to Kotzebue, demonstrates proper wear and use of a survival suit to embedded French reporter Laurent W... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew,
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew, deployed to forward operating location Kotzebue, Alaska, departs on an area-familiarization flight, July 19, 2017. FOL Kotzebue houses two Air Station Kod... More
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Commander, 17th Coast Guard
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell, Commander, 17th Coast Guard District, presents the Silver Lifesaving Medal, Saturday, May 18, 2019, to George "Radar" Lambert for heroic actions he took as a young boy to save Pamela ... More
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, move away from a Canadian CH-149 Cormorant helicopter after loading simulated casualties during exercise Arctic Ch... More
Arctic-Crossroads-2010, Alaska
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew hoists a rescue swimmer after conducting a Search and Rescue demonstration in Kotzebue Sound Saturday, August 7, 2010. The Jayhawk helicopt... More
The final resting place of former Alaska National Guard
The final resting place of former Alaska National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer Jr, overlooks the ocean at Ivik, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2016. Schaeffer was the first Alaska Native two-star general o... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, embarkation specialist
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, embarkation specialist with 4th Marine Logistics Group, comforts a local family’s pet Pitbull while veterinary services are provided as part of Innovative Readiness Training Arc... More
The United States flag hangs freely from the hangar
The United States flag hangs freely from the hangar rafters at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. U.S. and Canadian servicemembers were in Kotzebue for exerciseArctic Care 2018... More
Mary Schaeffer, wife of former Alaska Adjutant General
Mary Schaeffer, wife of former Alaska Adjutant General Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer Jr, looks toward the casket of her husband at Kotzebue, Alaska, Aug. 31, 2016. Schaeffer enlisted in the Alaska National Guard in ... More
A pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska
A pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, signals a helicopter with a smoke-emitting device to extract simulated casualties during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska... More
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, drive an Argo all-terrain vehicle across the tundra during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August ... More
Hometown Heroes of IRT Arctic Care 2018
Sgt. Veronica J. Rios, a warehouse clerk with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, is currently 26 miles above the Arctic Circle participating with her unit at Innovative Readiness Training Arctic... More
The Coast Guard presented this Silver Lifesaving Medal
The Coast Guard presented this Silver Lifesaving Medal Saturday, May 18, 2019, to a Kotzebue, Alaska, man for heroic actions he took as a young boy to save a girl from drowning in Kotzebue. Then 10-year-old Geo... More
A group of distinguished visitors wait in the lobby
A group of distinguished visitors wait in the lobby of the Maniilaq Health Center before heading upstairs for a facility tour April 21, 2018. The distinguished visitors from different military branches visited ... More
The crew chief of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
The crew chief of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter checks the aircraft as it prepares to depart Kotzebue, Alaska, and travel to outlying villages, April 13, 2018. Service members in support of IRT Arctic... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Barnett, a marine science
Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Barnett, a marine science technician at Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, and Edward Fleming, a member of Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue, prepare lines and anchor before d... More
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, prepare to move simulated casualties to begin treatment during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, Aug... More
Marine Corps Cpl. Chandarong Ouk, an embarkation specialist
Marine Corps Cpl. Chandarong Ouk, an embarkation specialist with 4th Medical Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, talks with students during a career day at the Kotzebue Elementary School, Kotzebue, Alaska, A... More
Arctic-Crossroads-2010, Alaska
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert Papp Jr. and Alaska Senator Mark Begich visit community leaders in Kotzebue Tuesday, August 10, 2010. Papp and Begich visited with community leaders prior ... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole Rice, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole Rice, a boatswain’s mate and member of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage performs a simulated ice rescue of Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Berube, while Petty Officer 1st Class Alexis L... More
Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general
Brig. Gen. Roger R. Machut, the commanding general of 4th Marine Logistics Group, and Sgt. Maj. Richard Lewallen, the 4th MLG sergeant major, unload medical supplies from a National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helic... More
Brig. Gen. Laurie Hummel, the adjutant general of the
Brig. Gen. Laurie Hummel, the adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, speaks during a naming and dedication ceremony of the Army National Guard aviation facility in honor of retired Maj. Gen. John W. Sch... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the tail rotor during pre-flight maintenance checks at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. Military personnel accomplished criti... More
An Alaska Air National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk prepares
An Alaska Air National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to start its engines in preparation for flight April 14, 2018, at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, in support of exercise Arctic Care 2... More
Two Alaska Air National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks sit
Two Alaska Air National Guard UH-60 Black Hawks sit side by side in the hanger for pre-flight maintenance April 14, 2018, at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, in support of exercise Arctic Ca... More
Alaskan Native Outreach, Alaska
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Petty Officer 1st Class Eileen Nelson with Marine Safety Unit Morgan City, La., participates in a Kid's Don't Float program during the Alaskan Native Outreach, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, with ... More
Arctic-Crossroads-2010, Alaska
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Crabtree, a boatswain's mate and resident of Ketchikan, Alaska, and Chief Warrant Officer Mark Helmers, 17th Coast Guard District boat manager and a resident of ... More
Gregory Knight, a Kotzebue Fire Department volunteer
Gregory Knight, a Kotzebue Fire Department volunteer firefighter receives a brief from Petty Officer 2nd Class Emily Berube, after completing a simulated ice rescue in Kotzebue, Alaska, March 19, 2019. A specia... More
Navy Capt. David Rodriguez, the command chaplain for
Navy Capt. David Rodriguez, the command chaplain for 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Forces Reserve, talks with a patient of Maniilaq Health Center, April 24. Rodriguez made it his routine to check on the pa... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the tail rotor during pre-flight maintenance checks at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. Military personnel accomplished criti... More
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, right, embarkation
Marine Corps Sgt. Phillip White, right, embarkation specialist with 4th Marine Logistics Group, and Air Force personnel in support of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018 load a vehicle with gear and ... More
Gregory Knight, a Kotzebue Fire Department volunteer
Gregory Knight, a Kotzebue Fire Department volunteer firefighter performs a self-rescue with ice awls alongside Petty Officer 1st Class Alexis Lopez after completing a simulated ice rescue in Kotzebue, Alaska, ... More
Coast Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National
Coast Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Kotzebue Volunteer Fire Department, industry representatives and Arctic residents hold a safe... More
A small single-engine aircraft lands on snow-covered
A small single-engine aircraft lands on snow-covered ice before the start of a snowmobile race in downtown Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. U.S. and Canadian servicemembers were in Kotzebue for exerciseArctic ... More
George "Radar" Lambert of Kotzebue is congratulated
George "Radar" Lambert of Kotzebue is congratulated by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Saturday, May 18, 2019, after the Coast Guard awarded Lambert the Silver Lifesaving Medal for heroic actions he took as a young ... More
The crew chief of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
The crew chief of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter adjusts his gear prior to boarding the aircraft as it prepares to depart Kotzebue, Alaska, and travel to outlying villages, April 13, 2018. IRT Arctic C... More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak lands near simulated casualties for patient extraction during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 24, 2016. Arctic Chinook... More
US COAST GUARD Fish Load, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Coast Guard Capt. Bill Deal, commanding officer at Air Station Kodiak, right, assists in loading boxes of silver salmon fillets onto pallets at Elmendorf Air Force Base Dec. 28, 2009, to be ... More
US COAST GUARD FOL Kotzebue, Alaska
Petty Officer 1st Class Trent Ganz (left foreground), a member of Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, helps offload a tow pin for his aircrew's MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft as... More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Kodiak rests within the Alaska Army National Guard hangar in Kotzebue, Alaska, July 18, 2013. Coast Guard personnel from Air Station Kodiak and Base Kodia... More
Members from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak give a
Members from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak give a tour of the HC-130 Hercules airplane after offloading pallets of donated frozen fish in Kotzebue, Alaska, Aug. 10, 2016. The fish was donated by-catch from com... More
A small single engine airplane passes overhead before
A small single engine airplane passes overhead before the start of a snowmobile race in downtown Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. U.S. and Canadian servicemembers were in Kotzebue for exerciseArctic Care 2018,... More
George "Radar" Lambert shares a laugh with Pamela Smith
George "Radar" Lambert shares a laugh with Pamela Smith Saturday, May 18, 2019, just before he is awarded the Silver Lifesaving Medal for saving her from drowning. Then 10-year-old Lambert's lifesaving actions ... More
A Kotzebue Volunteer Fire Department truck tows a Coast
A Kotzebue Volunteer Fire Department truck tows a Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team trailer off of an Air Station Sacramento HC-130 Hercules aircraft in Kotzebue, Alaska, June 23, 2015. The Strike Team members jo... More
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician from the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, detaches sterilization equipment in the sterilization machine in the cen... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Mullis, an aviation
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Mullis, an aviation electronics technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, tows a generator and other supplies into the Alaska Army National Guard hangar that will be u... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew,
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew, deployed to forward operating location Kotzebue, Alaska, departs on an area-familiarization flight, July 18, 2017. FOL Kotzebue houses two Air Station Kod... More
Brig. Gen. Laurie Hummel, Alaska National Guard adjutant
Brig. Gen. Laurie Hummel, Alaska National Guard adjutant general, presents a folded American flag to Mary Schaeffer, wife of former Alaska Adjutant General Maj. Gen. John Schaeffer Jr, during the late general’s... More
Service members in support of Innovative Readiness
Service members in support of Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, provide veterinary service to a local family’s pet Pitbull, Kotzebue, Alaska, April 17, 2018. IRT Arctic Care 2018 is comprised of a... More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Scott Ozaki, mission officer in charge
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Scott Ozaki, mission officer in charge for Innovative Readiness Training Arctic Care 2018, discuss operations with distinguished visitors during the training, Kotzebue, Alaska, April 21, 2018. I... More
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician
Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Torres, a biomedical equipment technician from the 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, poses for a photo inside the central sterile room at the Maniilaq Health... More
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and
Search and rescue technicians from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, set up tents in preparation of receiving simulated casualties for treatment during exercise Arctic Chinook, near K... More
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the
A UH-60 Black Hawk maintenance technician checks the tail rotor during pre-flight maintenance checks at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, April 14, 2018. Military personnel accomplished criti... More
U.S. Marines assigned to Detachment Delta, 4th Law
U.S. Marines assigned to Detachment Delta, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, offload snow machines and gear from an Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 Hercules, assigned to the 144th Airlift Squadron, during Toys fo... More
A pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska
A pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, treats a simulated casualty during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 23, 2016. Arctic Chinook is a joint U.S. Coas... More
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue personnel transfer a simulated casualty to a patient reception area at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, during exerci... More
Participants of exercise Arctic Chinook load a simulated
Participants of exercise Arctic Chinook load a simulated casualty onto an HC-130 King aircraft from the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, at the Ralph Wien Memorial Airport in Kotzebue, Alaska, ... More
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak lands on the tundra after during to evacuate simulated casualties during exercise Arctic Chinook, near Kotzebue, Alaska, August 24, 2016. Arc... More
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force
Alaska Air National Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force search and rescue personnel wait for a Canadian CH-149 Cormorant helicopter from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, to land in order to extract simulated c... More