U.S. Coast Guard

Alaska Black History Notes

Coast Guard personnel based out of Kotzebue helped rescue six people Monday in two emergency operations in northwest Alaska.A Coast Guard news release…

A landmark maritime agreement for polar shipping …Ask Lawson Brigham about the Polar Code and he’ll emphatically make it clear that it’s more than just a…

A binational meeting of military minds …The soldier operating a tracked vehicle that was transporting reporters up a steep ski slope at the Army’s Black…

The company that sent the first big luxury cruise ship through U.S. and Canadian Arctic waters is preparing the Crystal Serenity for a repeat performance…

Finding technological tools to operate in the far north …It’s not unusual for mistakes to be made during a big, complex operation like the…

The U.S. Northern Command and Coast Guard have launched a major field-training exercise off Alaska’s northwest coast. Arctic Chinook is intended to…

Preparing for emergencies in Arctic waters …Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mike McAllister had to hit the ground running last month when he assumed command of…

Training to respond to trouble on a cruise ship in Arctic waters …Local, state and federal emergency-responders in Alaska and Canada got their first…

A first step toward a second Alaskan deep-water port project …Nome Mayor Richard Beneville says a vote last week by the U.S. Senate reassures him that…