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Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak performed a long-range medevaced early Wednesday afternoon of a man from a fishing vessel northwest of St. Paul Island The 170-foot Baranof was 322 nautical miles northwest of St. Paul Island at the time of the rescue. The 45-year-old man was safely hoisted at 12:12 p.m. and taken to St. Paul for a wing-to-wing …

Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski praises Kodiak commands for the work the Coast Guard does to keep Kodiak and Alaska safe. Following is the text of a speech Murkowski gave on the U.S. Senate floor on Wed. Jan. 15, 2020. It has been formatted to make it easier to read.   SENATE SPEECHES AND INSERTS Page S240 Jan. 15, 2020 RECOGNIZING …

Three survivors aboard a downed Cessna 180 pose for a photo with the Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk crew who rescued them near the Chakachatna River on the west side of Cook Inlet in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Jan. 30, 2017. The three survivors, pilot Josh Smith, his daughter Danielle Smith, and John White reported no injuries. …

In this still capture from a video provided by a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60T Jayhawk crew, four crew members of the Lady Gudny are hoisted from the disabled fishing vessel adrift in the Bering Sea 230 miles east-southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, Jan. 6, 2017. The Lady Gudny experienced fuel problems and exhausted its supply of fuel filters Jan. …

A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew Medevac’d an injured mariner off the cargo vessel Tianjin Pioneer approximately 97 miles north of Adak, Alaska, Saturday. The Jayhawk crew hoisted the 21-year-old man and transported him to awaiting emergency medical personnel in Adak. He was then transported to Anchorage for medical care by an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew. …

USCG MH-60 Jayhawks – Air Station Kodiak. One is being stationed in Cold Bay for the crab season. Sara Mooers USCG photo Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crews opened a seasonal forward operating location in Cold Bay in advance of winter fisheries on Saturday. Coast Guard aircrews transferred equipment and aircraft to Cold Bay to reduce the response time to …

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Jay Barrett/KMXT photo The new housing units at Coast Guard Base Kodiak were dedicated on Saturday. In attendance was Alaska’s senior senator, who had ushered through Congress funding for the units. Lisa Murkowski said the 20 new 3-bedroom units should help alleviate Kodiak’s crowded housing situation. “Until you have more houses out on the market, as …

A pair of Air Station Kodiak helicopter crews were busy yesterday with emergency medical hoists from ships in Alaska waters. The Coast Guard aircrews forward deployed to Cold Bay for the fishing season medevac’d an 80-year-old woman and a 34-year-old male during separate cases. Early Wednesday Coast Guard watchstanders received a report from the cruise ship Sun Princess that a …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A U.S. Coast Guard cutter has chased an illegal high-seas driftnetter across the Pacific Ocean and is now awaiting orders on what to do with the ship and crew. The Hawaii-based cutter Rush was patrolling Alaska waters when it came across the stateless vessel last week. Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp says crew from the 378-foot cutter Rush …

Jay Barrett/KMXT A nationwide initiative sparked by President Barack Obama has the potential to deliver two and a half tons of food to the Kodiak Food Bank by the end of August. At least that’s the goal of Chief Jason Riggs from Coast Guard Base Kodiak. He’s heading up the "Feds Feeding Families" program on the base. "Secretary Napolitano has …