Coast Guard pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross in Kodiak, Alaska [Image 1 of 4]

KODIAK, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

02.05.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Steenson 

U.S. Coast Guard District 17 PADET Kodiak

Capt. Mark Morin, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, awards Lt. John Hess, an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, with the Distinguished Flying Cross medal on Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 5, 2016. Hess earned the medal by saving a man and his son in a search and rescue mission that sent them through gale force winds, icing conditions and low visibility. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Steenson)

• Date Taken: 02.05.2016
• Date Posted: 02.05.2016 16:45
• Photo ID: 2386790
• VIRIN: 160205-G-MV622-109
• Resolution: 2400x1602
• Size: 2.3 MB
• Location: KODIAK, ALASKA, US