The Coast Guard conducted a non-maritime medevac of an injured man on Baranof Island, Alaska, May 26, 2024. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka hoisted the injured man and transported him to Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital in Sitka. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Southeast Alaska command center received a phone call from the man's father stating his son, a 21-year-old man, experienced a leg injury while on an ATV trip with his brother near Appleton Cove. Coast Guard courtesy video.
The Coast Guard is responding to a reported fire aboard the on the 178-foot passenger vessel Wilderness Discoverer in Glacier Bay, National Park, Alaska.
KODIAK, Alaska — Some of the most overlooked and underpublicized programs in the military are ones keeping our sailors and soldiers mentally healthy. Life at sea in the Coast Guard can be at times depressing, overwhelming, exhausting and boring. Luckily, there are programs put in place to mitigate these issues. The Coast Guard recently announced its annual Morale, Well-being and Recreation (MWR) Program of the Year Award recipients for 2022.