Arctic Shield Archives - KNOM Radio Mission

780 AM | 96.1 FM | “Yours for Western Alaska”

Coast Guard Wraps Up Seasonal Operations Out of Kotzebue

By admin | October 30, 2017 |

A Coast Guard helicopter lands at the seasonal base in Kotzebue.

October 31 marks the end of the Coast Guard’s annual operation Arctic Shield, which focuses on search and rescue and community outreach throughout the Alaskan Arctic.

Coast Guard Gears Up For Further Missions in Arctic Region, Operating Out of Kotzebue

By Davis Hovey | July 3, 2017

The Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice in the Nome Harbor Jan. 13, 2012. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard.

Arctic Shield, which started on Saturday, involves the Coast Guard deploying cutters, various aircraft and staff to missions from Dutch Harbor, through the Bering Strait, up to the North Slope. Those deployments include crews from the Coast Guard Cutters Healy, Sherman, and others.