U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Ramos, aviation maintenance technician loadmaster, communicates with pilots on the flight deck during engine start up prior to launching a Coast Guard HC-130H Hercules, June 28, 2012, from the Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, flightline. Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Kodiak are flying daily missions to Barrow in preparation for a U.S. Coast Guard deployment Arctic Shield. Arctic Shield is a forward deployed temporary air station operating from Barrow in the Arctic Ocean during the summer to increase search and rescue response times in the region.
Date Taken: | 06.28.2012 |
Date Posted: | 07.02.2012 20:17 |
Photo ID: | 617323 |
VIRIN: | 120628-F-MQ656-147 |
Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
Size: | 2.87 MB |
Location: | KODIAK, ALASKA, US |
Hometown: | EWA BEACH, HAWAII, US |
Web Views: | 36 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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