Photo Release: Coast Guard, Alaska Army National Guard hold roll-in ceremony for Air Facility in Kotzebue, Alaska

Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, commander, 17th District, addresses an audience during a roll-in ceremony at the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Operations Facility in Kotzebue, Alaska, June 24, 2016. The Coast Guard entered a five-year lease agreement with the Alaska National Guard to use the facility as a base for two Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews during Arctic Shield operations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn Eggert Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, commander, 17th District, receives a symbolic key to the Alaska Army National Guard Aviation Operations Facility from Brig. Gen. Laurel Hummel, adjutant general, Alaska National Guard, in Kotzebue, Alaska, during a roll-in ceremony June 24, 2016. McAllister and Hummel addressed the people of Kotzebue with Alaska Lt. Gov. Byron Mallot. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn Eggert