Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 05.07.2021
Crew members pose with Rear Adm. Nathan A. Moore (right), commander, Coast Guard 17th District, after being presented Air Medals at Air Station Sitka, May 7, 2021. The aircrew received medals in recognition of the heroic actions and extraordinary measures taken to save the life of a lone fisherman adrift at sea Nov. 1, 2020. The Air Medal is awarded to individuals serving with the Armed Forces......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 05.07.2021
Rear Adm. Nathan A. Moore, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, shakes hands with a member at Air Station Sitka after presenting the crew with Air Medals, May 7, 2021. The aircrew received medals in recognition of the heroic actions and extraordinary measures taken to save the life of a lone fisherman adrift at sea Nov. 1, 2020. The Air Medal is awarded to individuals serving with the Armed......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Steenson | U.S. Coast Guard PADET Kodiak | 06.30.2015
Rear Adm. Dan Abel, Coast Guard 17th District commander, visits Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, and kicks off a Sexual Assault Awareness Summit Workshop June 30, 2015. Each Coast Guard district has been holding workshops to take steps toward eliminating sexual assault in the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Steenson)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 03.27.2015
John Dwyer, the officer in charge, marine inspection division chief at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, and Joel Paine, the marine assets director at Superior Energy - Marine Technical Services, converse during a tour led by Paine aboard the Arctic Challenger near Samish Island, Wash., March 27, 2015. The Coast Guard is further......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 03.27.2015
Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, speaks with Ryan Baker, CEO of Arch Aerial, while Baker and his fellow crew member Lander de Villasante prepare to launch their quadcopter on the Arctic Challenger near Samish Island, Wash., March 27, 2015. Data from the quadcopter can be used for site monitoring, creating digital elevation models, 3-D modeling, up-to-date aerial......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 03.27.2015
Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, listens as Joel Paine, the marine assets director at Superior Energy - Marine Technical Services, goes over some of the systems on board the Arctic Challenger near Samish Island, Wash., March 27, 2015. The Arctic Challenger was originally built in 1976 and was retrofitted to stand-by as a fourth line of defense in the event of a......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 03.27.2015
Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, observes remotely operated vehicle operators ready the subsea containment system aboard the Arctic Challenger near Samish Island, Wash., March 27, 2015. The ROV operators serve as an integral part of the containment system, using the ROV to survey the drilling riser and oil well for leaks, to connect winch cables to the clump weights......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 03.27.2015
John Dwyer, the officer in charge, marine inspection division chief at Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, and Rear Adm. Daniel Abel, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, converse while transiting to the Arctic Challenger testing site north of Samish Island, Wash., March 27, 2015. The Arctic Challenger is a barge that has been converted to provide a containment system for a response in the event......
