Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Luna and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse Kassbaum, crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf teach students at Alak School in Wainwright, Alaska, about the effects of cold water More
Coast Guard communication crews establish a mobile communication center in support of Forward Operating Location Barrow, Alaska, July 2, 2012. Two helicopters with supporting air, ground and communications crew More
Coast Guard Cmdr. Frank McConnell, 17th Coast Guard District Arctic Shield coordination team, Lt. Vincent Jansen and Lt. Mark Heussner, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, answer questions about the Coast Guard's A More
BARROW, Alaska -?? Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Harris, a Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviation electronics technician, explains what the different controls in a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helico More
BARROW, Alaska -?? Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Charley Fowler, an Air Station Kodiak rescue swimmer, talks to a young Barrow resident about the equipment he and other rescue swimmers use to save lives durin More
BARROW, Alaska -?? Members of Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and the North Slope Borough Search and Rescue talk to residents of Barrow during a North Slope Borough Search and Rescue open house event July 11, 20 More
Adm. Bob Papp, commandant of the Coast Guard, and Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, 17th Coast Guard District commander, speak with George Edwardson, president of the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, during an Arc More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak crewmember signals for the crew of an HC-130 Hercules airplane to stop on the Barrow, Alaska, runway, Aug. 6, 2012. The Hercules crew brought a fresh aircrew and supplies for pe More
Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore crewmembers prepare to shove off the coast of Barrow, Alaska, after making a quick stop at the city's boat ramp Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. The Sycamore crew continued patrolling the Arct More
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Smith, an aerographer's mate with Fleet Weather Center San Diego, is assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf in order to provide meteorological and oceanographic suppo More
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Lazenberry monitors the flight deck of maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) in the Arctic Ocean Aug. 22, 2012, as part of Operation Arctic Shie More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Lazenberry, a landing deck officer on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, observes a fueling team performing a hot refuel during day and night landing operations in the Bering S More
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Barry Miles, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot assigned to USCG Air Station Los Angeles and embarked aboard maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) lands on the ship's deck More
The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf sails in the Arctic Ocean near Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2012. The Bertholf crew is deployed in support of Operation Arctic Shield, during which the Coast Guard will test its Arc More
This is Coast Guard operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo)
The Forward Operating Location Barrow, Alaska, communications tent is positioned on the outskirts of town Aug. 29, 2012. Two helicopters with supporting air, ground and communications crews were moved 900-miles More
The 514-foot drill ship Noble Discoverer sits 68 miles west of Nome as an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter approaches to land on the helipad and embark a crewman suffering from an irregular heartbeat, Aug. 29, 2012. Th More
Seaman Leon Chingcuangco of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf is part of the helicopter tiedown crew on the cutter that is responsible for securing the aircraft to the flight deck as well as preparing it for lau More
Capt. Thomas Crabbs, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, speaks with first class petty officers stationed aboard the ship, Sept. 3, 2012. The petty officers are a first line of leadershi More
Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Wilson trains Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf boarding officers and boarding team members using pressure point techniques, Sept. 4, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The boarding team has a More
Chief Warrant Officer Danny Kilburger and Lt. j.g. Nicole Bredariol, crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf teach students at Alak School in Wainwright, Alaska, about boating safety and how to properly More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Luna, a crewmember of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf teaches a student at Alak School in Wainwright, Alaska, about boating safety and how to properly wear his life vest, Sept. 7, 2 More
Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Wilson, a maritime enforcement specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, is a boarding team officer and is also a law enforcement instructor on the ship, Sept. 14, 2012, i More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Sayer, a storekeeper, orders supplies and parts for the ship and stands helm watch on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf in the Arctic Ocean, Sept. 12, 2012. The Bertholf is on patr More
Seamen aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf scrub the deck on the fantail of the ship, Sept. 13, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. Deck maintenance, including wash downs, is important for keeping the salt water off More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Gonzales, a boatswain's mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, is a small boat coxswain and is also a boat crew instructor on the ship, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Bowles, a boatswain's mate on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, retrieves a life ring from the Arctic Ocean, Sept. 14, 2012, during a simulated man overboard drill on the cutter's More
A smallboat is recovered in the stern launch ramp on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Sept. 13, 2012. The Bertholf is testing its capabilities and operations in the Arctic region as part of the Coast Guard's O More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Hockum prepares to recover a smallbaot in the stern launch ramp on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Sept. 13, 2012. The Bertholf is testing its capabilities and operations in the More
The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf receives supplies during an airdrop from an Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules airplane in the Arctic Ocean, Sept. 14, 2012. By working together, the Bertholf is able to stay un More
Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Mendes and Petty Officer 2nd Class Deyon Langan from Air Station Los Angeles repair a broken Gimbal pin on a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf in the A More
Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Mendes and Petty Oficer 2nd Class Deyon Langan from Air Station Los Angeles repair a broken Gimbal pin on a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf in the Ar More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Samantha Hayes, an operations specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, stands a radio and radar watch on the ship, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The Bertholf is deploye More
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeffrey Spaulding, a machinery technician aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, stands an engineering watch on the ship, Sept. 15, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The Bertholf is deployed More
A tie down team attaches and maneauvers a fuel hose to a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a hot inflight refueling operation on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The air crew More
A tie down team prepares to attach a hoist cable to a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a hot inflight refueling operation on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The air crew fro More
Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Olczak, an information specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, takes photographs, writes information reports, and briefs the command on the ship, Sept. 15, 2012, in th More
A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter flies by the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The air crew from Air Station Los Angeles is attached to the ship as part of Operation Arctic Shield. U. More
A tie down team attaches a hoist cable to a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a vertical replenishment drill on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The air crew from Air Station More
A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter practices a vertical replenishment drill with the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, Sept. 14, 2012, in the Arctic Ocean. The air crew from Air Station Los Angeles is attached to the ship a More
A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, (from left) Petty Officer 2nd Class Deyon Langan, Lt. Cmdr. Barry Miles, Petty Officer 2nd Class Ken Caldwell, Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Mendes, Lt. Shelly Colbert and Petty More
A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, (from left) Petty Officer 2nd Class Ken Caldwell, Lt. Cmdr. Barry Miles, Lt. Shelly Colbert, Petty Officer 2nd Class Chase Blackman, Petty Officer 2nd Class Deyon Langan and Pet More
A memorial service for Senior Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne is held at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, Dec. 08, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Tamargo
Coast Guard communication crews work to establish a mobile communication center in support of Forward Operating Location Barrow, Alaska, July 2, 2012. Two helicopters with supporting air, ground and communicati More
Coast Guard Lt. Vincent Jansen, Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, provides a briefing about the Coast Guard's planned aviation operations in and around the Northern Slope of Alaska to during the North Slope Borou More
Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, 17th Coast Guard District commander, leads a discussion about the Coast Guard presence in the Arctic at the Inupiat Heritage Center in Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 5, 2012. The meeting, also at More
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Colson, an operations specialist with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, and Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Burleson, an operations specialist with Coast Guard Sector Juneau, move a shelf More
U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Rebecca Miller coordinates the landing of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles on the flight deck of maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL More
Crewmembers on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf perform a drill simulating a response to a helicopter crash on the flight deck in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 23, 2012. In this drill, firefighting teams had to push ba More
Petty Officer 2nd Class James Claude corrects charts on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf in the Arctic Ocean Aug. 27, 2012, as part of Operation Arctic Shield 2012. Arctic Shield is a U.S. Coast Guard-directed e More
An aircrew member from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew escorts a 59-year-old crewman with an irregular heartbeat to the helicopter waiting on the Noble Discoverer's helipad Aug. 29, 2012, in Norton Sound 68 mi More
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven bid farewell to Coast Guard aircrews deployed to forward operating location Barrow, Alaska, before boarding a Coast Guard HU-25 Guardian airplane, Au More
Petty Officer 3rd Class James Colson, an operations specialist with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, and Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Burleson, an operations specialist with Coast Guard Sector Juneau, fill the bed More
U.S. Coast Guard flight deck crew members aboard maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) tie down an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter arriving from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles to the deck to secure i More
Coast Guard Capt. Thomas Crabbs instructs crew supervisors during a material inspection brief on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 25, 2012. Material inspections are designed to provide More
A U.S. Coast Guardsman aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter assigned to USCG Air Station Los Angeles and embarked aboard maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) identifies ice floating in the Arctic Oc More
An aircrew member from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew escorts a 59-year-old Noble Discoverer crewman from the Coast Guard helicopter to a LifeMed air ambulance in Nome Aug. 29, 2012. The air ambulance further More
The Forward Operating Location Barrow, Alaska, communications tent is positioned on the outskirts of town Aug. 29, 2012. Coast Guard members deployed to Barrow in support of Coast Guard Arctic Shield 2012 opera More
The cutter USCG Sycamore (WLB 209) participates in Arctic Shield 2012 off the coast of Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2012. Arctic Shield is a U.S. Coast Guard-directed exercise in conjunction with federal, state and More
Two Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore crewmembers push the cutter's small boat off the shore near the Barrow, Alaska, boat ramp Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. The crew of the Sycamore, a 225-foot buoy tender out of Cordova, More
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Leon Chingcuangco, foreground, assigned to maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750), removes tiedowns as part of landing operations in the Bering Sea with a MH-65 Dolphin helic More
The Forward Operating Location Barrow, Alaska, communications tent is positioned on the outskirts of town Aug. 29, 2012. The tent was used as an operations center for communicating with FOL Barrow aircrews duri More
A Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore smallboat crew heads toward the Barrow, Alaska, boat ramp in the Chukchi Sea, Aug. 12, 2012. The crew of the Sycamore, a 225-foot buoy tender, patrolled the Arctic Ocean north of A More
U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Lonnie Douglas, a corpsman aboard maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750), stands duty in the ship's sick bay while under way in the Arctic Ocean Aug. 26, 2012, a More
Maritime security cutter USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) sails in the Arctic Ocean near Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 28, 2012, as part of Operation Arctic Shield 2012. Arctic Shield is a U.S. Coast Guard-directed exercise in More
U.S. Army Sgt. Derrick Fontenot, with the 256th BSTB, Det 1, and Spc. Clayton J. Arceneaux, with the 256th IBCT, head back to the LMTV after checking on a family in distress in LaPlace, La., Aug. 30, 2012, due More