Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircrew forward deploys...
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules aircrew departs Air Station Kodiak enroute to Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2017. Due to forecasted high winds in Kodiak, the aircrew will be able to launch within... More
A Port Lions girl receives a gift from Santa Claus,
A Port Lions girl receives a gift from Santa Claus, while his elf, Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristen Williamson, a yeoman at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, helps Santa in handing out toys at the Port Lions Publi... More
Santa Claus, his elves and the "reindeer" pose at the
Santa Claus, his elves and the "reindeer" pose at the Danger Bay, Kodiak Island runway before taking off in return to Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. Santa to the Villages is a time-honored tradition where Santa ... More
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., watches while Capt.
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., watches while Capt. Mark Morin (left) transfers command to Capt. Bryan Dailey (right) during a change of command ceremony in Hangar 3 at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Ju... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a preflight on a Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2017. Dolphin helicopters deploy aboard cutters to conduct Coas... More
Santa Claus, KaiNui Takao and an elf play a game after
Santa Claus, KaiNui Takao and an elf play a game after Takao opened his Christmas presents brought by Santa Claus to Danger Bay School on Kodiak Island, Dec. 5, 2017. Santa Claus has partnered with Coast Guard ... More
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander of the 17th
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, gives remarks during Air Station Kodiak’s change of command ceremony at the air station’s Hangar 3 in Kodiak, Alaska, June 22, 2018. Ca... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak personnel tow an HC-130
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak personnel tow an HC-130 Hercules aircraft out of Hangar 1 to perform engine tests at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 5, 2018. Air Station personnel often work through harsh wint... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew taxis out for a training flight during a snowstorm Jan. 5, 2018, at Kodiak, Alaska. Learning to fly in harsh winter weather is vital to conducting ... More
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Cordova, Alaska
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew medevaced a 51-year-old man from the fishing vessel Devotion 34 miles southwest of Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 4, 2018. The man reportedly sustained a head injur... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators wash an MH-60
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators wash an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter Jan. 3, 2018, in Hangar 3 at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. Routine maintenance by washing an aircraft removes salt water residue, dirt and ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joanna Adams, an
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joanna Adams, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, conducts maintenance on an auxiliary power unit combustion liner in Kodiak, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Duri... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew taxis out at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, during a snowstorm Jan. 5, 2018. Coast Guard aircrews need to train in various weather conditions to ensur... More
Santa Claus and his head elf deliver Christmas presents
Santa Claus and his head elf deliver Christmas presents to the children at Danger Bay School on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak helicopter crews have been helping Santa Claus... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crew conduct a search and rescue demonstration at the Kodiak Crab Festival in St. Paul Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska, May 26, 2018. Search and rescue demon... More
KaiNui Takao, a 6-year-old Danger Bay resident, holds
KaiNui Takao, a 6-year-old Danger Bay resident, holds a gift from Santa Claus at the Danger Bay School in Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. The Spouse's Association of Kodiak and Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak part... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter takes off for a training flight in Kodiak, Alaska, June 1, 2018. Training flights are frequently flown to ensure aircrews stay proficient with qualifica... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lee Biladeau, an
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lee Biladeau, an aviation maintenance technician with Air Station Kodiak, reviews an Aviation Computerized Maintenance System guide before beginning working on an MH-65 Dolph... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim back to
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim back to shore after they departed from an inflatable raft in Women's Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guard aircrews conduct annual aviation water... More
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter prepares to
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter prepares to take off from Air Station Kodiak’s tarmac in Kodiak, Alaska, June 1, 2018. The primary missions in Alaska include search and rescue and law enforcement. U.S. C... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawks in snowy Kodiak, Alaska
Heavy snowflakes fall around a pair of Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 29, 2017. Alaska-based Coast Guard aircrews train to respond even in snowy conditions. U.S. Coast Guar... More
Capt. Mark Morin, commanding officer for Coast Guard
Capt. Mark Morin, commanding officer for Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, inspects the air station’s personnel one final time before transferring command to Capt. Bryan Dailey during a change of command ceremony... More
An Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew hovers before training fli...
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hovers above the Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, tarmac before taking off for a training flight Sept. 6, 2018. Training flights ensure aircrews are ... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules aircrew stays re...
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules aircrew taxis from the tarmac to a runway at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. Since the arrival of the first Super Hercules aircraft to Kodiak, ... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators help one another
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators help one another into an inflatable lift raft during the air station’s annual aviation water survival drills in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018. These drills ... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk sits in Cold Bay hangar
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits outside a hangar located in Cold Bay, Alaska, Oct. 5, 2017. Forward deploying a Jayhawk helicopter to Cold Bay sets the Coast Guard air assets in a... More
Santa Claus, teachers and parents help with handing
Santa Claus, teachers and parents help with handing out Christmas presents to the Port Lions children at the the Port Lions public school gym in Port Lions, Kodiak, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. The Spouse's Associatio... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules aircrews stay re...
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules pilots prepare to taxi from the tarmac to a runway at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. Since the arrival of the first Super Hercules aircraft to K... More
Coast Guard aviation survival technicians take turns
Coast Guard aviation survival technicians take turns dragging a 225lb sled during a midday workout at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 3, 2018. Physical fitness is vital to being a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. U... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Scheren
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Scheren drags a 225lb sled at Air Station Kodiak during a workout Jan. 3, 2018. Aviation survival technicians must be in top physical condition to perform their excep... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators help one another
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators help one another into an inflatable lift raft during the air station’s annual aviation water survival training in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018. These drill... More
Santa Claus and his head elf give Christmas gifts to
Santa Claus and his head elf give Christmas gifts to a young girl at Port Lions Public School in Port Lions, Alaska, Dec. 5, 2017. The Spouse's Association of Kodiak provides for this annual tradition to bring ... More
A young girl looks at different books to choose while
A young girl looks at different books to choose while Petty Officer 1st Class Nina Porter, an elf for the day, points out other items to select from during the annual Santa to the Villages visit to Port Lions, ... More
Santa Claus waits in a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak
Santa Claus waits in a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to take off to take him to the next remote Kodiak Island, Alaska, village, Dec. 5, 2017. Santa Claus and his elves delivered Chris... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviator holds his
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviator holds his breath as two rescue swimmers flip a shallow water egress training chair upside down at Base Kodiak’s pool in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2018. The SWET chair is... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and crew along with an Aids to Navigation Kodiak boat crew conduct a search and rescue demonstration at the Kodiak Crab Festival in St. Paul Harbor, Kod... More
Coast Guard Petty Officers 3rd Class Nikkolas Bott-Henderson
Coast Guard Petty Officers 3rd Class Nikkolas Bott-Henderson and Lisa Fioretti, aviation maintenance technicians at Air Station Kodiak, install a leading edge on an HC-130 Hercules aircraft wing in Hangar 1 in ... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators begin to swim
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators begin to swim toward an inflatable life raft in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018. During the annual aviation water survival training, members receive instructi... More
A bald eagle appears to stand the watch at Coast Guard Air Station Kod...
A bad eagle appears to stand the watch at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, while in the background, a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft is prepared for takeoff by its aircrew Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Gua... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joanna Adams, an
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joanna Adams, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, conducts maintenance on an auxiliary power unit combustion liner in Kodiak, Alaska, May 24, 2018. Duri... More
Presents line shelves at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in
Presents line shelves at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 9, 2017, as the Spouse's Association of Kodiak prepares for the annual Santa to the Villages event. Santa to the Villages provides presen... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators wash an MH-60
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators wash an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Hangar 3 at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 3, 2018. Regular aircraft maintenance, including an aircraft wash, is an important part o... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Aguero,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Rafael Aguero, a rescue swimmer, carries survival gear to an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 30, 2018. A Jayhawk aircrew responded to a se... More
Air Station Kodiak aircrew stands fire guard during HC-130J Super Herc...
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class John Ackerman and Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube stand fire guard while a HC-130J Super Hercules pilot's start the aircraft’s engines at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sep... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Sliker,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Sliker, a gunner’s mate with Air Station Kodiak’s operations center, discusses an MK-124 pyrotechnic device to aviators during the air station’s annual aviation water ... More
Members of the Spouse's Association of Kodiak wrap
Members of the Spouse's Association of Kodiak wrap presents at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 21, 2017. This is the 42nd year the Spouse's Association of Kodiak has partnered with Coast Guard A... More
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander of the 17th
Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr., commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, presents Capt. Mark Morin, commanding officer of Air Station Kodiak, with a Meritorious Service Medal, during a change of command cerem... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick O’Neil,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick O’Neil, an avionics electrical technician, conducts pre-flight safety checks at Air Station Kodiak before a flight in Kodiak, Alaska, June 1, 2018. Coast Guard aircre... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim toward
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim toward an inflatable life raft in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018, during the air station’s annual aviation water survival training. For a portion of the... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators participate
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators participate in the air station’s annual aviation water survival training at Base Kodiak’s pool in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2018. The shallow water egress training chair ... More
K.C. Merrill, the Santa to the Villages coordinator
K.C. Merrill, the Santa to the Villages coordinator for the Spouse's Association of Kodiak, places toys on shelves at Coast Guard Base Kodiak in Kodiak, Alaska, Nov. 9, 2017. The Spouse's Association works tire... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Abraham Wells,
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Abraham Wells, a flight mechanic, checks a hoist cable on an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 30, 2018. A Jayhawk aircrew responded to a se... More
Lt. Cmdr. Jon Bartel, an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk
Lt. Cmdr. Jon Bartel, an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, fires an MK-124 MOD-0 flare during the air station’s annual aviation water survival drills at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 20... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak conducts annual aviation water survival...
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Karli Allen, an aviation maintenance technician, prepares herself in the shallow water egress training chair at the Base Kodiak pool Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guard aircrews cond... More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk sits in Cold Bay hangar
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter sits inside a hangar located in Cold Bay, Alaska, Oct. 5, 2017. Kodiak-based aircrews will be readily available to respond in an expedient manner during... More
Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube stands fire guard at Air Station ...
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class William Dube, an HC-130J Super Hercules basic aircrew trainee, stands fire guard during engine starts at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 6, 2018. A fire guard must monitor ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lee Biladeau, an
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lee Biladeau, an aviation maintenance technician with Air Station Kodiak, prepares an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter for pre-deployment maintenance in accordance to an aviation com... More