KODIAK, Alaska — Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) and crew held a change of command ceremony, Thursday, in Kodiak. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony where Cmdr. Stephen Brickey relieved Cmdr. Steven Baldovsky as the commanding officer of the Alex Haley. The change of command ceremony is a […]
JUNEAU — The U.S. Coast Guard located a Russian Federation Vishnya-class naval vessel Monday south of the Aleutian Islands. While patrolling the Aleutian Islands, the crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) detected the vessel 30 nautical miles southeast of Amukta Pass. The Russian vessel was transiting in international waters but inside […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley and crew recently returned to its homeport of Kodiak following a successful 30-day patrol in the Bering Sea. Nicknamed the “Bulldog of the Bering,” the Alex Haley and crew maintained a vigilant search and rescue presence throughout the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands enforcing federal fishery laws […]
KODIAK — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport at Coast Guard Base Kodiak on Thursday, following an extended seven-month dry dock maintenance period in Seattle, Washington. While in dry dock, the crew and contractors successfully completed more than $6 million worth of repairs. The engineering department oversaw 76 work […]