Coast Guard Air Station Sitka Search and Rescue Exercise 2026 [Image 26 of 33]

SITKA, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

04.16.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower 

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew with Air Station Sitka hoists a training participant in a basket during a mass casualty exercise near Sitka, Alaska, April 16, 2026. The helicopter crew searched for a group of training participants that were on an emergency inflatable raft during a large joint exercise involving multiple government agencies and local organizations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower)

• Date Taken: 04.16.2026
• Date Posted: 05.12.2026 14:29
• Photo ID: 9679048
• VIRIN: 260416-G-GM914-2226
• Resolution: 3903x2602
• Size: 2.1 MB
• Location: SITKA, ALASKA, US