Coast Guardsmen conduct preflight checks on a Coast Guard HC-130H Hercules on the flight line June 28, 2012 Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. Coast Guardsmen from Air Station Kodiak are flying daily missions to Barrow, Alaska in preparation for a Coast Guard deployment Arctic Shield. Arctic Shield is a forward deployed temporary air station operating from Barrow in the Arctic Ocean during the summer to increase search and rescue response times in the region. ( Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth

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