Coast Guard looks to increase Arctic presence

Joshua Saul
alaskadispatch.com
Nome -- The U.S. Coast Guard has a long history in this town and the surrounding villages dotting the Seward Peninsula, dating back to the late 1800s when the Cutter Bear patrolled this region, helping introduce Siberian reindeer to Alaskan Natives and rescuing stranded whalers who'd come north seeking their fortunes. Now a new mission is emerging for the Coast Guard, one that stretches thousands of miles, from Nome to Barrow and beyond.
On Monday, the Coast Guard flew a C-130 packed with reporters to Nome as part of what's become an annual effort to explain how it's dealing with Alaska's melting Arctic. The junket comes this week as high-level U.S. officials visit the region to learn more about the Arctic and the changes taking place.

A Coast Guard C-130 in Nome.

"We have open water where we didn't use to have it," Adm. Thad Allen, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, told reporters. "The real question is what kind of capabilities we want to have up there."
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