Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Blackburn | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 01.27.2017
Chief Petty Officer Vital is an operations specialist in the 13th Coast Guard District Command Center and her version of a normal life is unique, to say the least. As an operations unit watchstander in the Pacific Northwest, Vital is one of the few Coast Guard men and women who are responsible for monitoring a multi-mission communication platform and responding to a variety of cases from......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Akiyama | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 01.10.2014
A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore., medevac an injured crewmember aboard an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter 10-miles west of Grays Harbor, Wash., Jan. 10, 2014. The crewmember sustained a head injury after the Star Delta, a 623-foot cargo ship, encountered a swell. U.S. Coast Guard video by the 13th Coast Guard District....
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Akiyama | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest | 06.28.2013
Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich relieves Rear Adm. Keith Taylor as commander of the 13th Coast Guard District during a change at Base Seattle, June 28, 2013. The ceremony was followed by Taylor's retirement ceremony after he dedicated 34-years to service and country....
