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...Office of Boating Safety website."The beautiful weather in and around Juneau can create a false sense of security," said Cmdr. Marc Burd, chief of response, Coast Guard Sector Juneau. "The sky might be blue and the water calm, but that can all change...
KODIAK - Navy Cmdr. Michael Williams, a chaplain from Kodiak, risks his life every day in Afghanistan.He doesn't carry a rifle, but to Marines...
...and three Marines. It's also the second Navy ship to carry the name Anchorage."This ship handles like a dream," said Cmdr. Joel Stewart, its captain. "In my opinion, it's the best-built ship in the class."The newest USS Anchorage is heavily...
...spring break. A former World War II landing craft, it carried 14 cars and cramped passenger space. The brainchild of Lt. Cmdr. Steve L. Homer, service had begun nine years earlier. It was Alaska's first link to the lower 48 states via the Haines...
...career of a Coast Guardsman was conducted in one afternoon for Cmdr. Joseph S. Calnan on Friday at Mayflower Island in Douglas...21 Project Resident Office Alaska was relinquishing command to Cmdr. Dennis Evans. Calnan, after being saluted on stage by his...
...of the ever changing winter weather when planning their voyage."The weather here can drastically change without warning," Cmdr. Marc Burd, chief of response of Coast Guard Sector Juneau, said. "Prepare for your trip the right way and ensure your boat...
...Meritorious Public Service Award is the second-highest award to members of the public who demonstrate unusual courage, said Cmdr. Gene Rush, executive officer at the air station."It was quite a shock," Kluting said today. "It's very humbling to...
...and should not be used by themselves as a reliable indication of violence levels in Afghanistan.A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Cmdr. William Speaks, said the issue of counting Taliban attacks will be addressed in the next report to Congress, due by April...
Lt. Cmdr. Michael Adams of the U.S. Coast Guard has blood taken by Anne Warner of the Blood Bank of Alaska during Monday's blood drive...
VFW Post 5559 Cmdr. George Roberts presents a wreath at Monday's Memorial Day observance at Evergreen Cemetery.