Coast Guard Rear Adm. Thomas Ostebo, commander, Coast Guard 17th District, talks with Coast Guard sponsored Iditarod musher Ken Anderson at the pre-race banquet for the 41st edition of the Iditarod in Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 28, 2013. The Coast Guard is sponsoring Anderson a 12-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran during his 2013 Iditarod race attempt that extends through 1049 miles of some of Alaska's toughest terrain. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley.