Coast Guardsmen Prepare for Arctic Shield

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Coast Guardsmen conduct preflight checks on an HC-130H Hercules aircraft on Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, June 28, 2012. The guardsmen are flying daily missions to Barrow, Alaska, to prepare for Arctic Shield, a mission to increase search and rescue response times in the region. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
  • Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Ramos reads through a technical order during a logistics flight aboard an HC-130H Hercules aircraft en route to Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. Ramos is an aviation maintenance technician loadmaster. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
  • Coast Guardsmen offload a government vehicle from an HC-130H Hercules aircraft onto the flightline in Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
  • Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Shane Ramos uses his headset to talk to a pilot during a logistics flight aboard an HC-130H Hercules aircraft en route to Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
  • Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class James Marco wraps up a communication cord as an HC-130H Hercules aircraft prepares to take off from the flightline in Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. Marco is an aviation technician loadmaster. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
  • Coast Guardsmen off-load support equipment from an HC-130H Hercules aircraft onto the flightline in Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth
  • Coast Guard Lt. Randall Black flies over the Bering Sea en route to Barrow, Alaska, June 28, 2012. Black is an HC-130H Hercules aircraft pilot. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth