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At Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School, LT Tom Pauser answers a student's question about cold-water safety and demonstrates the proper use of a life jacket. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Offcer Grant DeVuyst. personnel conducted 55 Arctic outreach events in 26differentcommunitiesincluding: • completing79commercialfshingvesselsafety exams; • coordinatingdental,medical,andveterinaryservicesfor18remotevillages; • conductingboating,water,andicesafetytraining formorethan2,900localresidents. Outreach Lesson Learned District17personnelmustcontinueculturalsensitivityandenvironmentalawarenesstrainingtomaintain thissuccessfulcommunityoutreach.Theoperations ordershouldincludecutteroutreachgoalsassecondarymissionsforeachofthedeployedcuttersinarea oftheNorthSlopeofAlaska. fromCGAirStationKodiakprovided70logisticssorties elivering1millionlbs.ofcargoandfuel;and —d conducted15Arcticdomainawarenesssortiesalong with34hoursoficereconnaissance.Thecommunicationsdetachmentcompletedmorethan1,200hoursof communityservicetoBarrowanddailycommunicationwatchstandingduties. Vessels AS12 deployednationalsecuritycutters,highendurancecutters,andmediumendurancecuttersforArcticdomainawareness,alongwithsearchandrescue, lawenforcementpresence,andsafetyzoneenforcementaroundthedrillrigsandsupportingvesselsat twoexploratorydrillingsites. Operations Theaviationforwardoperatinglocation in Barrow, Alaska, hosted two MH-60Jayhawkhelicoptersandaircrews,maintenancepersonnel,anda transportablecommunicationscenter andsupportingpersonnelforaviation communicationsintheregion. Aviation The MH-60 aircraft flew 289 hours, conducted11searchandrescuemissions, conducted ice reconnaissance andmaritimedomainawareness,and providedsupportforDepartmentof Homeland Security and other governmentoffcials.Inaddition,C-130s www.uscg.mil/proceedings Ground crews at forward operating location Barrow, Alaska, transfer fuel from a Coast Guard C-130 to an awaiting fuel truck. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offcer Elizabeth H. Bordelon. Summer 2013 Proceedings 31