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ISW's latest on Putin demands on 10/17/25
by Marc Liebman 18 Oct '25

18 Oct '25

Latest from ISW….. https://understandingwar.org/research/russia-ukraine/russian-offensive-camp… Putin hasn’t changed his demands, rather than reduce them. Why do we bother? Send the T-hawks. Other sources report that India has said it will stop buying Russian oil since they buy 38% of Russia’s production. That will put a dent in Vlad’s pocket book. Marc Liebman https://www.marcliebman.com https://www.facebook.com/marcliebmanauthor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sDoFQM5wupNaCeGIvKL1g Author of: Cherubs 2 Raider of the Scottish Coast Big Mother 40 Carronade Render Harmless Death of a Lady Forgotten Last Battles Inner Look For a Few Francs Moscow Airlift Predators The Simushir Island Incident Flight of the Pawnee Failure to Fire Insidious Dragon The Red Star of Death Member of: The Author’s Guild Military Writers Society of America Association of Texas Authors North American Snowsport Journalists Association --

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Camp Pendleton
by mgbrattland＠gerlecreek.com 18 Oct '25

18 Oct '25

https://www.youtube.com/live/gAnzSO3ZGZw?si=nXJEE3-H9cbr3NxB

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Army Loyal Wingman Drones
by mgbrattland＠gerlecreek.com 18 Oct '25

18 Oct '25

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Marine Pilot Killed, Another Hospitalized in Southern California Helicopter Crash
by mgbrattland＠gerlecreek.com 17 Oct '25

17 Oct '25

https://news.usni.org/2025/10/17/marine-pilot-killed-another-hospitalized-in -southern-california-helicopter-crash

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Combine
by Michael G. Brattland 17 Oct '25

17 Oct '25

https://www.facebook.com/reel/2099315974208130/?mibextid=CDWPTGMGBrattland Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone

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Halsey Retiring
by mgbrattland＠gerlecreek.com 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

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FW: The Gaza Deal Moves the World's Tectonic Plates (The Telegraph)
by Marc Liebman 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

An interesting take on the long term impact of the end of the war in Gaza from Charles Lipson….. Marc Liebman https://www.marcliebman.com https://www.facebook.com/marcliebmanauthor/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sDoFQM5wupNaCeGIvKL1g From: Charles Lipson <charles(a)lipson.me> Reply-To: Charles Lipson <charles(a)lipson.me> Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM To: Marc Liebman <marc(a)marcliebman.com> Subject: The Gaza Deal Moves the World's Tectonic Plates (The Telegraph) [Image removed by sender.] Trump Has Moved the Middle East's Tectonic Plates It's a nightmare for Putin, Xi, and the Mullahs Donald Trump's Gaza deal is disastrous for the West's enemies October 16, 2025 Link to op-ed here<https://facebook.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=06409e91701ebadc56c3ccc…> Please feel free to circulate this email If friends wish to receive them, please email me<mailto:charles.lipson@gmail.com?subject=Wish%20to%20join%20email%20list> All subheaders are additions to the printed text ________________________________ The most important, and most immediate, consequence of the Gaza deal is how it is likely to prompt a wider accommodation with Israel. Preventing that rapprochement is why Hamas attacked on October 7, 2023 and why Hezbollah (in Lebanon) and the Houthis (in Yemen) immediately joined them, backed by their Iranian sponsors. The Goal of the October 7 Attack (beyond Killing Jews) All of them hated Jews and they hated the Jewish state. But that was hardly new. They passed that venomous hatred down to generations of children. It was the heart of their “educational” curriculum. If their hatred is constant, what changed to prompt the attacks on October 7? The answer was the looming prospect of Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords, partnering with Israel, and isolating both the terrorists and Iran. In the months leading up to the attack, the Saudis had repeatedly hinted that they were about to conclude a deal with Israel. They had already encouraged their smaller allies to join the accords to test the local reaction. So far, so good. Why Did Iran's Islamic Regime Back the Terror Attacks? But the Islamist regime in Tehran knew that killing over 1,200 Israelis in an unprovoked attack would ensure military retaliation and stall any wider regional bargain as long as the war continued. They knew that taking hostages and holding them would prolong the conflict. They knew, too, that using Gazan civilians as “protective shields” would ensure thousands of Muslims were killed in the war, no matter how hard Israel tried to avoid those casualties. The civilian deaths and destruction would pose an insurmountable obstacle to regional peace as long as the fighting dragged on. Meanwhile, the fighting would divert attention from Iran’s fundamental strategic goal: building a deliverable nuclear weapon to threaten Israel and perhaps eliminate it entirely. Israel's Strategy: First, Extinguish Iran's "Ring of Fire" For almost two years, Iran and its terrorist proxies managed to fulfil their goals. Not that they were successful militarily. They weren’t. First, Israel held off the terror onslaught from Gaza and Southern Lebanon. Then it began to systematically dismantle the “ring of fire”, the terrorist networks Iran established around Israel. Israel's Strategy: Deal with Iran Itself after the "Ring of Fire" After the Iranian terror networks had been crippled and no longer posed a strategic threat, the Jewish state moved onto its main target: Iran and its nuclear programme. Israel managed to destroy much of that programme on its own, but some was buried deep underground, beyond the reach of its fighter jets. For Iran's Deeply Buried Nuclear Sites, Israel Needed US Help To take out those deep facilities, Israel needed (and received) help from America with its heavy, penetrating bombs and its huge, stealthy aircraft to deliver them. The combined success of the Israeli and American air forces is quite likely to have destroyed Iran’s nuclear facilities and delayed their rebirth for years. Iran Never Expected This Annihilating Assault Iran never expected this devastating, comprehensive response, or its total success. That success not only meant the “ring of fire” was much weaker, it was also much poorer. Iran could no longer afford to pay the terrorists or replenish their weapons. The Israel-American Victory Set Up the Next Stage These military victories set the stage for * The effective surrender of Hamas (if not their complete disarmament in practice), * The end of major fighting in Gaza, and * The evisceration of Iran as the region’s most powerful state outside Israel. What Israel's Victory Means for the Middle East The most important regional consequence is that Israel has emerged wholly victorious as the Middle East’ “strong horse”. It has proved to be overwhelmingly powerful, not only militarily but also economically and technologically in a region that only respects strength. Moreover, it proved beyond doubt that it is willing to use its military force to protect its vital interests. It is not just a strong horse; it is ready to pull its weight, however costly that might be. The Big Question: What Happens Next? Now that the ceasefire deal has been signed and the hostages returned (all of the living ones; some of the dead), the obvious question is: “What happens next?” Most commentators have focused, understandably, on the uncertain future of Gaza, on whether Hamas or other terrorist groups there will reemerge (as they will surely try), and whether “Phase Two” of the peace plan will actually be implemented. Important as those issues are, they are not the most important ones, locally or globally. What are these dominant geopolitical consequences? One Key Answer: Iran and Its Terror Proxies Can No Longer Block a Regional Settlement with Israel The decimation of Tehran means that the Iranians and Palestinians can no longer block a wider regional settlement. That settlement hinges on partnerships with Israel. The key will be Saudi Arabia, when it finally signs onto the Abraham Accords, engineered by Jared Kushner during Trump’s first term and likely to be extended now by his efforts and those of Steve Witkoff. Russia & China Marginalized as Middle East Players But Russia and China have also been further marginalised as Middle Eastern players. Russia, in particular, had spent decades projecting its power and enlarging its regional position. That role was based mainly on its alliance with the Assad regime in Syria and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Today, Assad’s regime is gone and its replacement, though no friend of Israel, will be wary of taking on its powerful neighbour without significant external support. It can’t get that support from Iran, which is now too weak to provide it. Turkey to Replace Iran as the Leading Islamist Power With Iran diminished, expect Turkey to step in as leader of the Islamic world. Ankara hopes to make Syria a junior partner, limit the influence of the Kurds, become the leader of disparate Islamist factions across the region, and cement its status as Israel’s major regional foe. That’s a troublesome prospect for Jerusalem, but not nearly as bad as a powerful Iran on the threshold of nuclear weaponry. Global Consequences of the Israeli-US Victory Globally, Trump has emerged as the most consequential US leader since Reagan. His achievement of a regional deal that includes both Israel and the Muslim states is unprecedented. With that tectonic shift, America and Israel have solidified their positions as the key powers in the Middle East, militarily and economically. That’s true, even if Phase Two in Gaza goes poorly. What Does Israel Want Now? Israel’s goals are easy to understand, if hard to implement. It wants to deter threats against its civilian population and continue to grow economically. America’s goals are more complicated. Under Trump, it wants to assert itself as the region’s only outside power but, crucially, it wants to do so with a much smaller, less costly footprint. That means regional powers will pay for Gazan reconstruction and security. What Does Trump Want Now in the Middle East? What Trump wants is a calm region that * Doesn’t divert US resources, * Maintains close relations with Washington, * Excludes other major powers, * Pumps lots of oil, and * Fuels American economic growth with lower energy prices. Incidentally, those lower prices will add to the damage America and Ukraine are already inflicting on Russia. Where Will the US Devote Its Military Resources? The Far East, to Contain China If America means to have fewer boots on the ground in the Middle East and fewer ships in the sea there, where will they go? To the Far East, to contain China and deter threats to Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. That region is America’s next big challenge. Turmoil in the Middle East had delayed that full-scale military commitment to East Asia. That delay has ended. What about US Commitment to Ukraine? What about the war in Ukraine? Trump won’t be diverted and dragged into a heavier commitment there. He is determined to let the Europeans pay for that. Let them buy the weapons for Kyiv that only America can produce. Win-win. Will Putin Make a Deal? Not Unless He Thinks He Can Discard It after He Replenishes His Military Trump keeps saying that this joint US-European effort can move Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table. Possible but unlikely. Putin has staked his regime and his very life on victory in Ukraine. He can’t stop now with so little to show for such a monumental sacrifice. The only deal Putin would consider is one he could discard as soon as he had replenished his military. That’s a pause, not a peace. NATO Members Would Install a Tripwire to Block Putin Nato members understand this grim logic of deceit and will install troops in Ukraine as a tripwire if Putin reneges. That tripwire means a Russian invasion would inevitably kill those Western troops and draw Nato members into a war that Russia could not win. That prospect is meant to deter the Kremlin from re-invading in the first place. * Knowing that he cannot pull off a deceitful pause and fearing for his life if he settles for a costly draw, Putin is very unlikely to end his costly war-of-choice. Trump may talk optimistically about negotiating with Putin, but the Russian dictator is more likely to lie on the undertaker’s table before he sits at the bargaining table, sincerely seeking a compromise. Short of a durable bargain (and that’s unlikely), the most probable outcome is slow Ukrainian progress on the battlefield, taking back territory as the Russia economy implodes and loses its war of attrition. The key to Ukrainian success is its steady progress taking out Russian oil refineries and logistics, less because of the strain that puts on the population and more because of the strain it puts on Putin’s depleted army. The Israeli-US Victory Opens New Possibilities These wider strategic issues are front and centre now because of Trump and Netanyahu’s success in the Middle East. The Possibilities for Israel For Israel, that success means a much bigger, much more secure role in the region for the first time since its founding 1948. That role is based on military and economic prowess and the recognition by most Muslim states, at long last, that Israel is here to stay and that it is more valuable as an economic and security partner than as a perennial pariah. (The governments of Keir Starmer and Emanuel Macron haven’t learned that lesson.) The Possibilities for America For the United States, the Gaza deal means a smaller, less costly footprint in the Middle East and Europe, but, paradoxically, an even more consequential role there. And it permits a far bigger commitment to the Far East, aimed at deterring Beijing. These changes are bad news for the West’s enemies in Iran, China, and Russia. They are very good news, though, for America and its allies in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Please feel free to share this email. ________________________________ CharlesLipson.com<https://facebook.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=06409e91701ebadc56c3ccc…> has previous columns from all publications. 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M1E3 Abrams Next-Gen Tank "Pre-Prototype" To Be Delivered By End Of Year
by mgbrattland＠gerlecreek.com 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

https://www.twz.com/land/m1e3-abrams-next-gen-tank-pre-prototype-to-be-deliv ered-by-end-of-year

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Desert One Iran Rescue
by Michael G. Brattland 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

https://fb.watch/CMJipbU9ix/MGBrattland Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone

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FW: ALPTERO 251016 - Last Week in CG Aviation 184
by Michael G. Brattland 16 Oct '25

16 Oct '25

MGBrattland Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone -------- Original message --------From: CGAA Email <ALPTERO(a)aoptero.org> Date: 10/16/25 6:44 AM (GMT-08:00) To: "Michael G. Brattland" <mgbrattland(a)gerlecreek.com> Subject: ALPTERO 251016 - Last Week in CG Aviation 184 View this email in your browser Coast Guard Aviation Association Flying since the world was flat ALPTERO 251016 Fellow Pteros, Our weekly digest teasing the past week's "Last Week IN CG Aviation History Facebook posts." LOOKING AHEAD: we are always looking for significant aviation milestones or high visibility SAR cases Got anything? Please advise. Email input for Sean Cross here TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 05 OCTOBER 1968 (1 OF 2): an HH-3E (call sign JOLLY 28) assigned to the 37th ARRS based at DaNang Air Base and crewed by Coast Guard LCDR Lonnie L. Mixon (P), CPT Vincent A. Ziccardi (CP), SGT Duane I. Beland (FE) and TSGT Nathaniel Smith Jr. (PJ), attempted the rescue of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group) reconnaissance team "Alabama" (Call sign "Carrot Top") in contact with enemy forces in the vicinity of A Shau Valley, but they were driven off by enemy fire that resulted in a massive fuel leak. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid037YAh3L9ifVUY1GvES6XBBn… /// COLD CASE - NEED HELP /// UPDATED - new aircrew information /// TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 05 OCTOBER 1972 (2 OF 2): an HH-3F #1469 assigned to Air Station San Diego, CA, but forward deployed 800 miles north to McKinleyville, CA and crewed by LCDR Richard Butchka (AC); unknown (CP); unknown (FM); unknown (AV) and HM1 David Thompson (who I believe was assigned to Air Station San Francisco - he is in the news clipping photos) launched in response to an at-sea collision between the 536-foot Norwegian freighter EVAMO and the 104-foot sailing yacht MORNING STAR seven miles offshore of Arcadia, CA. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid025gVF4it6iz5Uui167EXKpF… TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 06 OCTOBER 1990 (1 OF 2): NASA astronaut and Coast Guard helicopter pilot CDR Bruce Melnick, CGA '72 made his first space flight when he served as a Mission Specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery on Space Shuttle Mission STS-41, which flew from October 6-10, 1990. Discovery deployed the Ulysses spacecraft for its five-year mission to explore the polar regions of the sun. He was the first Coast Guard aviator selected by NASA for astronaut training (1987), and was the first Coast Guard aviator into space. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid024DCF6SS7fj7gBLvvt4asWR… TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 06 OCTOBER 2003 (2 OF 2): On 6 October, 2003, at 1300 hours, the remains of United States Coast Guard Aviator LT Jack Columbus Rittichier were buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Jack was the first Coast Guardsman killed in action in Vietnam, and the only one who remained unaccounted for after the war's end. He was among the first group of three Coast Guard helicopter pilots, along with Lance Eagan and Lonnie Mixon, that volunteered to assist the U.S. Air Force's 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron flying combat search and rescue out of DaNang Air Base, RVN (there were eventually 10 helicopter pilots that served in Vietnam. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid02J4yrY5HNU5hfWXjNhpykM9… TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 07 OCTOBER 2015: an MH-65D #6504 assigned to Air Station Los Angeles, CA (decommissioned May 20, 2016) and crewed by LCDR Bryan Coffman (AC), LT Joseph Heal (CP), AET2 Lopaka Helepoloei (FM) and AST3 Richard Hoefle (RS) launched in response to a scuba diver that had suddenly lost consciousness during the dive and began bleeding from his mouth and nose a half mile south of Marina Del Rey, CA. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid0y7zwNdPJHSBHfvWcFcZq9Vg… TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 08 OCTOBER 1969: an HH-3E (call sign JOLLY 42) from the 37th ARRS based at DaNang Air Base and crewed by CPT C. M. Hoilman (P), Coast Guard Aviator LTJG Robert T. Ritchie (CP), SSGT James E. Smith (FE) and SGT Edward K. Rendell (PJ), rescued an F-4C (Call sign "BOXER 61 Alpha" from the 558th TFS) pilot, CPT Neal A. Jacobs after he ejected from his ground fire damaged aircraft, off the coast, about 15 miles SE of Da Nang AB, RVN. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid02rCS5LCKqEhaPQGs1TQtyVi… /// Anyone have comms with the LT Rudy Holm (confirmed deceased); AD2 Michael Morano; AE3 Thierry Fischer; ASMX Michael Mille or their families - would love copies of these awards /// TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 09 OCTOBER 1989 (1 OF 2): an HH-3F #1486 assigned to Air Station Sitka, AK and crewed by LT Rudy Holm (AC); LT Matthew Thomas (CP); AD2 Michael Morano (FM); AE3 Thierry Fischer and ASMX Michael Mille launched at night in response to four persons in the water from the 43-foot steel longline halibut fishing vessel TRILBY which sank in Salisbury Sound, AK in challenging conditions including 200-foot ceilings, low visibility and 45 knot winds. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid037UZfQeFA2hHLQTcSujVjgw… /// COLD CASE - NEED HELP - anyone on this aircrew /// TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 09 OCTOBER 1982 (2 OF 2): an HC-130H #1501 assigned to Air Station Elizabeth City, NC with unknown aircrew (can anyone help with the crew) launched in response to the 50-foot trimaran GONZO capsized with three persons aboard 300 miles east of Cape Cod. The Coast Guard in Boston identified the men as Walter Green, 38, of Maine, Nye Williams, 20, of Bristol, England, and Robert Goodman, 28, of Freeport, Maine. This launch was significant because it was the first rescue using COSPAS/SARSAT. GONZO's ELT distress transmission was picked up by the Soviet COSPAS satellite and the sailing ship's coordinates were transmitted to the U.S. A Coast Guard HC-130H and a Canadian Air Force P-3 patrol aircraft were directed to the scene and USCGC VIGOROUS safely rescued the three crewmen. The new "space-age" satellite search-and-rescue system was a joint U.S., Canadian, French and Soviet project that at this time utilized a single Soviet satellite. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid0U1W5qBRnmB2vbV7iMR3uwb9… TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 10 OCTOBER 2006 (1 OF 2): an MH-60J #6035 assigned to Air Station Kodiak, AK and crewed by LCDR Shawn Tripp (AC); LT Robert "Matt" Botnen (CP); AMT2 Brian Anderson (FM) and AST1 David L. Coats (RS) launched at night in response to two injured goat hunters stranded on McKinley Peak in Cordova, Alaska. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid0J83GiyKDtmL8DNMVDzu7sQM… TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 10 OCTOBER 1966 (2 OF 2): the National Search and Rescue School was founded by the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Air Force at the Coast Guard Training Center at Governors Island, NY (then moved to Yorktown, VA in 1989). The school started with a meager $15,000, in a WWII barracks building with six highly experienced instructors: - SSgt David E. Milsten (USAF - David Milsten ) - Chief Quartermaster Robert G. Simpson (USCG), - Chief Boatswain Mate Antonio J. Patterino (USCG), - Lieutenant Charles W. Busby (USCG), - Capt Paul Gerblick (USAF) and - Commander C. C. Hobdy (USCG) Apparently, CDR Clarence Hobdy was the first School Chief. Through the years, numerous Coast Guard aviators have had to pass "SAR Fundamentals" as part of their Aircraft Commander syllabus - a product of the National Search and Rescue School. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid02S8wqrWKeXjtuPUkJfQYT7Q… TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY - 11 OCTOBER 1930 (1 OF 2): Chief Boatswain's Mate Victor V. Utgoff, formerly a lieutenant-commander in the Imperial Russian Navy, was killed in a recreational airplane crash when his civilian American Eagle aircraft crashed and burned on a flight from Boston to Revere Beach. Chief Utgoff was assigned to Coast Guard Section Base 7, Gloucester, Mass. - considered the first permanent Coast Guard air station. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid02UWDv3G2MVWvM3j9HG8mD7K… /// Could use some help telling this story and with the high level individual awards! /// TODAY IN COAST GUARD AVIATION HISTORY (*** VIDEO *** at bottom) - 11 OCTOBER 2012 (2 OF 2): On October 11, nearly 1,000 people gathered in a ballroom of New York's Marriott Marquis for the 32nd Annual Salute to the United States Coast Guard, an annual event sponsored by the Coast Guard Foundation. The evening was a celebration of the Coast Guard and featured performances by the USCG band and glee club as well as recognition of the honorees. Today Show weatherman Al Roker, former New York mayor David Dinkins, and New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly and Veronica Kelly were on hand to honor Alaska's Air Station Kodiak with the 2012 Coast Guard Foundation Award. The aircrews (have some blanks): #1 in MH-60T #6005 AC: LT Audie Andry CP: LT Jake Smith FM: AMT1 Josh Shaffer RS: AST1 James Bogert #2 in MH-60T #6003 AC: LT Vince Jansen (Vincent Jansen - can you help with awards? See bottom) CP: LT Mark Heussner FM: AMT2 Alex Mangum RS: AST1 Rachid Arnick #3 in MH-60T #6010 AC: LT John Filipowicz CP: LT Matt Breckel FM: AET2 Josh Harris RS: AST2 Steven Fisher #4 in MH-60T #6005 AC: LCDR Jim Harkins CP: LT David “Jess” Wright FM: AMT2 Josh McCarthy RS: ASTC Charles Fowler Why? On the evening of January 24, 2012, the fishing vessels KIMBERLY and HERITAGE issued mayday calls after a storm with winds of more than 100 knots hit the Alaskan coast. What followed was 14 hours of rescue attempts by the Air Station Kodiak. With the high winds and freezing temperatures, the rescue took four helicopter crews and three C-130 crews to rescue the 11 crewmembers in distress. Link: https://www.facebook.com/sean.m.cross.3/posts/pfbid0bCuLun2QzTUAfxYuvTMc1Tj… Email input for Sean Cross here The Fine Print Our website and these ALPTEROs are not the only vehicle for letting members know about “things aviation” in our Coast Guard, old and new. Nearly every day Capt. Sean Cross (ret.) posts a historical episode on Facebook and on Instagram, where Liz Booker helps out with ‘stories’ featuring posts and reels from around the Coast Guard. Some may not use it, but it’s an easy to follow means of keeping these stories alive. Each week, we’ll strive to present a summary of last week’s “Today in Coast Guard Aviation History” as put together by Sean. The links are intended to take you either to the Facebook post or to other web addresses for the story. NOTE: we could really use some audience assistance obtaining missing awards for the ROLL OF VALOR. At the bottom of each post there is an entry "ROV Missing Awards" with a name and an award (i.e. CDR Tanner - Air Medal). That entry indicates that we have some reference that says this person earned an award for this mission. Now we just need to get it. If you know the person in question or see them on social media, if you know their family or NOK - please help us obtain these award CITATIONS so that we can preserve them for posterity. Visit the CGAA online store for cool products. Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Aoptero.org This email was sent by: CGAA Email Coast Guard Aviation Association, PO Box 10737, Alexandria VA 22310 Copyright © 2025 Coast Guard Aviation Association, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. 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