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Coast Guard Commandant holds press brief in Nome regarding Arctic operations

In this photo by the Coast Guard, Lt. Jon Sullivan, left, and Capt. William Deal, right, HC-130 Hercules aircraft pilots with Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, check flight instruments as they approach Nome, Alaska, for a landing Aug. 17, 2009.  The Coast Guard escorted media from Anchorage to Nome for a press brief with Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard regarding Coast Guard operations in Alaska and in the Arctic Ocean.  Pilots in Alaska routinely fly in cloudy conditions relying solely on the aircraft’s instruments.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen)

In this photo by the Coast Guard, City of Nome Mayor Denise Michels introduces the Coast Guard’s Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen, to a crowd of media and military members during a press brief at the Alaska Air National Guard hangar Aug. 17, 2009.  The Commandant spoke about possible future roles the Coast Guard may be responsible for in Alaska and the outstanding work military personnel have accomplished during the beginning of the two-week operation Arctic Crossroads. Several White House and federal agency officials are participating in the new Ocean Policy Task Force. Led by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, the OPTF was established in July and is charged with developing a recommendation for a national policy that ensures protection, maintenance, and restoration of oceans, our coasts and the Great Lakes.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen)

In this photo by the Coast Guard, City of Nome Mayor Denise Michels discusses their involvement and appreciation for Coast Guard operations in Nome and the surrounding villages as a part of Arctic Crossroads to several media personnel Aug. 17, 2009, in Nome at the Alaska Air National Guard hangar.  Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard, right, visited with the Nome Mayor discussing with her the Coast Guard’s responsibilities in the Arctic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen)

In this photo by the Coast Guard, Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen discusses Coast Guard operations to media personnel during Operation Arctic Crossroads at the Alaska Air National Guard hangar in Nome, Alaska Aug. 17, 2009.  Operation Arctic Crossroads is a multi-agency initiative consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, Army National Guard, Air National Guard and U.S. Public Health Services members.  These government agencies deployed to Nome and Barrow for a 20-day initiative to provide medical, optometry, boating safety awareness and other services to more than eight communities throughout Northern Alaska. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen)

In this photo by the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, Coast Guard Commandant discusses to more than 100 military, civilian and media personnel present and future Coast Guard responsibilities in Alaska during a press brief at the Alaska Air National Guard hangar in Nome, Alaska Aug. 17, 2009.   Adm. Allen visited the town of Shishmaref, Alaska, earlier in the day to witness first-hand the outreach efforts medical, dental, optometry and boating safety professionals were accomplishing during the 20-day Operation Arctic Crossroads.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen)

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