JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard and Alaska Marine Highway System successfully established their first ever Mutual Training Agreement after an inaugural ship ride between the two agencies Dec. 7-14, 2015. Four Coast Guard Sector Juneau marine inspectors completed the inaugural ship ride onboard the motor vessel Malaspina, and sailed from Juneau to Bellingham, Washington, and back, […]
A Seward Highway traffic accident on Saturday afternoon resulted in a trooper being trapped in his vehicle and sustaining injuries it was reported by the trooper dispatch. It was reported that as Trooper Peterson was traveling north-bound at mile 98.5 of the Seward Highway, a vehicle in front of Peterson lost control on the icy […]
As a part of Toys for Tots program, U.S. Marines assigned to Delta Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, visited several villages in Alaska this Christmas season between December 8th and December 15th. The Delta Company Marines traveled to hubs serving various villages via aircraft provided by the Alaska National Guard’s 144 Airlift Squadron, then traveled by snow […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — There’s something indispensable about returning to your roots, like an intrinsic yearning that needs to be filled. And who knows yearning better than children awaiting Christmas? Operation Santa Claus answered that calling when its volunteers and partners delivered gifts, fresh fruit, school supplies and Santa Claus to more than 250 […]