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Marine Exchange of Alaska“After years of hearing from the Coast Guard that they’re experiencing, maybe degraded performance, we don’t want [mariners] to lose hope,” Bryan Hinderberger, chief technical officer at the Marine Exchange of Alaska, said. -
Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Kearney/USCGUSCG's commanding officer of the Frederick Mann, one of the new vessels, said the John Witherspoon will be the first cutter to arrive at Coast Guard Base Kodiak. He updated members of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly and City Council during a Fisheries Work Group meeting on Jan. 22.
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The theme this year was Enchanted Forest, as servicemembers and spouses bid on prizes like plane tickets and art. The money goes towards Santa in the Villages, a program that brings presents to kids in rural places around the archipelago. -
The ship responded to Russian military ships in U.S. waters as part of spending over two months patrolling the Bering Sea from the edges of the Aleutian Chain to the edges of ice in the Arctic. -
Alaska's suicide rate was nearly double the national average in 2017. For National Suicide Prevention Month, several organizations in Kodiak are pushing mental health resources and awareness events as part of it. -
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer was reported dead in late June. The investigation is ongoing, but his death sparked a new wave of conversations about mental health on the base. -
The Coast Guard is expanding its presence in Kodiak, while multiple entities are exploring solutions to the local housing shortage, and it’s also affecting the municipalities’ long term plans for housing. -
The Coast Guard-owned golf course hasn't had live music in years, and the new manager, Jeff Keeler, is looking to increase community engagement. -
Base Kodiak's CDC can usually serve up to 99 students at a time, but has 17 of its 41 job positions open. That means they can only serve about half as many students and 16 students from a dozen families are now searching for new childcare services. -
Registration is is available online and ends June 28. The camp is free and runs from July 22 through July 15. -
A Good Samaritan vessel was in the area about 20 miles southwest of Kodiak Island and picked up four crew. The Alaska Air National Guard then transported the hypothermic mariner to Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage.
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The Coast Guard has a major presence on the island with over 500 enlisted personnel, and that doesn’t even include their families. Coast Guard members can transfer pretty much any time of year, but the biggest shifts in personnel happen between May and August.
