Vice Adm. Paul Zukunft, commander Coast Guard Pacific Area, and Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, commander Coast Guard 17th District, congratulate Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Fischer, an aviation survival technician with Air Station Kodiak, for his efforts to save two people from the fishing vessel Heritage south of Kodiak in blizzard conditions in January 2012 at an awards ceremony in Kodiak, Alaska, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. Fischer was presented with a Coast Guard Air Medal. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.