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U.S. Coast Guard Seventeenth District
  2009 Arctic Crossroads
Imagery Release Date: August 17, 2009
Contact: Petty Officer Jon-Paul Rios 
Phone: (907) 321-4516

Coast Guard Commandant visits Shishmaref, Arctic operations continue

In this photo by the Coast Guard, Capt. Steven Brockett, Coast Guard dentist, gives Ray Ningealook, Shishmareff native, a filling. Brockett is stationed in Juneau. (Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios) In this photo by the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, Coast Guard Commandant, walks with the mayor of Shismaref. Allen was overseeing Operation Arcitc Crossroads. (Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios) In this photo by the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, Coast Guard Commandant, observes the coastal erosion in Shishmaref. Shishmaref suffers greatly from coastal erosion. (Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios) In this photo by the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, stands with two Shishmaref natives wearing all-white flotation coats. The all-white coats are part of a project that the Coast Guard Boating Safety Team have been working on for whaling captains. (Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios) 

Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios

NOME, Alaska -  Adm. Thad Allen, Coast Guard Commandant, visited Shishmaref today to oversee progress of Operation Arctic Crossroads and to see what effects coastal erosion have had on the village.

Allen met with Howard Weyiouanna Sr., Mayor of Shishmaref, who escorted him through the village and showed him the progression of coastal erosion along with living conditions.

Allen held a meeting with villagers where they had the opportunity to ask questions regarding what role the Coast Guard plays in Shishmaref.

Allen also visited the village clinic and veterinarians to see what kind of care the villagers are receiving from Coast Guard, Air Force, Army National Guard and Air National Guard personnel.

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