A Coast Guard MH-60 helicopter aircrew from Air Station Sitka rescues three people from an overturned vessel off Chichagof Island, Jan. 9, 2024. The three survivors were taken to awaiting emergency medical services at the Sitka airport to receive further care. (U.S. Coast Guard video courtesy of Air Station Sitka)
The Coast Guard is responding to a reported fire aboard the on the 178-foot passenger vessel Wilderness Discoverer in Glacier Bay, National Park, Alaska.
KODIAK, Alaska — Some of the most overlooked and underpublicized programs in the military are ones keeping our sailors and soldiers mentally healthy. Life at sea in the Coast Guard can be at times depressing, overwhelming, exhausting and boring. Luckily, there are programs put in place to mitigate these issues. The Coast Guard recently announced its annual Morale, Well-being and Recreation (MWR) Program of the Year Award recipients for 2022.