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KOTZEBUE, Alaska - A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew conducts a Search and Rescue demonstration in Kotzebue Sound Saturday, August 7, 2010.
The Jayhawk helicopter crew is one of three helicopters operating out of Forward Operating Location Kotzebue for Operation Arctic Crossroads 2010.
Coast Guard video taken by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Tuttle.
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - A team of Coast Guardsmen participate in a community service event along with the United States Public Health Service for the Boys and Girls Club in Kotzebue by painting walls, cleaning around the facility and work to widen the gate to an ice rink in order for a snow remover to drive through Saturday, August 7, 2010.
The rebuilt gate entrance that is wider allows for snow to be removed during winter months which will allow the community more time for an opportunity to ice skate.
Coast Guard video taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn.
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - Chief Warrant Officer Mark Helmers, 17th Coast Guard District boat manager and a resident of Juneau, paints a wall in the Kotzebue Boys and Girls Club Saturday, August 7, 2010.
Helmers and other members deployed in support of Operation Arctic Crossroads 2010 participated in a community service event for the Boys and Girls Club by applying a new coat of paint inside and cleaning trash around the facility.
Coast Guard photo taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn.
KOTZEBUE, Alaska - A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew hoists a rescue swimmer after conducting a Search and Rescue demonstration in Kotzebue Sound Saturday, August 7, 2010.
The Jayhawk helicopter crew is one of three helicopters operating out of Forward Operating Location Kotzebue for Operation Arctic Crossroads 2010.
Coast Guard photo taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn.
KOTZEBUE, Alaska – Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeff Tuttle, a resident of Palmer, Alaska, uses a hammer and crowbar to help remove a section of a gate to an ice rink Saturday, August 7, 2010.
Tuttle is deployed with a team of Coast Guardsmen who provided community service along with the United States Public Health Service to the Boys and Girls Club in Kotzebue to widen the gate to an ice rink in order for a snow remover to drive through.
Coast Guard photo taken by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn.