Caption:
Galena, AK (Aug. 6)--Two C-130 airplanes from Coast Guard air station
Kodiak wait on the tarmac at the local airport in Galena, AK.
Galena became a hub of activity as four C-130s and more that 30 air
crewmen flew on two different missions - search and rescue and law
enforcement. Both took place in the Bering Sea. The HC-130
Hercules is a long-range surveillance and transport, fixed-wing
aircraft that is used to perform search and rescue, enforcement of laws
and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine environmental
protection, military readiness, and International Ice Patrol missions,
as well as cargo and personnel transport. USCG photo
by LYONS, TOD PAC
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