ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Members of the Anchorage media walk across the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson flight line to board a Kodiak-based HC-130 Hercules aircraft to accompany a regularly scheduled summertime Arctic domain awareness flight over Alaska's North Slope and the Arctic Ocean Oct. 12, 2010.
The ADA flights are part of an effort to enhance Coast Guard capabilities and readiness to meet the needs of American interests in the region.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley