HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – An Arctic Dustoff crew from C Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment closed out 2019 and began the new year with a mission to assist survivors from a small plane crash. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson forwarded the request for assistance just […]
Click on image to view/download video. SITKA, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued a man after he intentionally ran it aground on Strait Island near Port Protection, Saturday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka located the man and hoisted him from the island’s rocky shoreline, then brought him to Sitka, uninjured. Coast Guard […]
A 20-year-old Soldotna man contacted Soldotna-based AST dispatch to report that he was wet, very cold, and needed rescue. Dennis “Levi” Poquetter called troopers and informed them that he had driven off of a bridge and into the creek in Nikiski and needed help. Troopers responded to the scene and made contact to render aid. […]
Click on images to view high-resolution version. KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) returned to their homeport in Kodiak Sunday, following a 40-day deployment throughout the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Since departing Kodiak in September, the crew patrolled 5,000 miles and conducted 13 at-sea boardings. The crew also conducted law […]