CGC Healy Mission Update for 3 Sep 2017

By Staff

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Welcome back readers to this week’s blog! HEALY is in the Arctic nearing the midpoint of her second science mission. AWS 1702 is a study that focuses on data collection in biological hotspots in the Chukchi Sea. For the past week, HEALY has been working around the clock deploying gear to collect data from the water column and the ocean floor at science stations.
In order to collect the variety of data, HEALY’s crew deploys several pieces of equipment. The most common deployment is a CTD cast. These casts drop a 24-bottle rosette over the side and down to just above the ocean floor. On the way back to the surface, it opens each bottle at a different depth to collect water samples throughout the entire water column. Along the way, it also records conductivity (to determine salinity), temperature, and depth.  Other types of gear deployed from HEALY include Bongo nets, which collect zooplankton and other marine life, and Van Veen grabs, and Haps cores which both collect sediment and water samples from the ocean floor.
In between science stations and HEALY’s busy schedule, the morale department has been active in keeping spirits high! ENS Jennifer Haley, the morale officer onboard, organized a Paint Night in the helicopter hangar where she led a flamingo painting tutorial for many crewmembers. Some crewmembers decided to create their own master-pieces and brought their own canvas to life! Landscapes, marine life, and abstract pieces filled the hangar with color.
Making the most of her time at sea, HEALY set the training environment to conduct drills to evaluate response to simulated inport emergencies. These drills served as valuable training for new crewmembers learning proper responses and for damage control qualified crewmembers to refine their responses to emergencies onboard HEALY.
Stay tuned for another update on HEALY’s Arctic West Summer 2017 mission next week!

Very respectfully,

ENS Samuel Wood
USCGC HEALY (WAGB 20) 
Public Affairs Officer

For more information about CGC HEALY, please visit:
http://www.icefloe.net

Arctic West Summer (AWS) 2017

Current Deployment

Healy is underway for Arctic West Summer (AWS) 2017. You can view hourly pictures from the aloft conn at Icefloe. Links covering HEALY's missions are available on the media page.

Public Affairs Officer Update

ENS Chris Dibari (HEALY's Public Affairs Officer) posts HEALY Updates for friends and family back home. HEALY's Ombudsman maintains an e-mail list for friends and family of HEALY crewmembers.

CSCS Wheeler and CS1 Densmore pin on CS3 Trudell’s new rank insigna following his advancement.
EM1 Espinosa’s concentration could not be broken while working on his masterpiece during the Paint Night.
MSTC Winegar gives the signal to bring in the CTD rosette from over the side and set it on deck.
LT O’brien instructs SA Baker-Rodriguez and BM3 Shoopman on proper firefighting techniques during emergency response drills.
Two members of HEALY’s 1702 science party work to complete their sampling at a science station.
HEALY crewmembers take a break from combing the beach to enjoy the beautiful Alaskan day.
LTJG Brian Hagerty and BMCM Andrea Martynowski show Senator Dan Sullivan the navigation equipment HEALY uses while underway in the Arctic.
CAPT Tlapa congratulates LTJG Lash upon receiving the Coast Guard Achievement Medal.
EM1 Omar Zaldivar poses with his “catch of the day”.
HEALY’s crew and the 1701 science crew assemble on the flight deck for a group photograph.
CAPT Tlapa and Chief Scientist explain some of the unmanned maritime systems HEALY tested in the Arctic to the Mayor of Nome and local tribal representatives.
MST1 Sean Carrillo gives the “take-off” signal to the HH-60 during flight operations.
HEALY’s deck crew set a NOAA buoy in the Arctic Ocean in support of the 1701 science mission.
CAPT Tlapa congratulates BMCS Cichoracki as he is awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal.
BM2 Wells uses a tag-line to guide part of the hyperbaric chamber aboard HEALY in Seward, AK.
CS1 Densmore and CS3 Jackson present CS3 Taylor his new rank insignia, Petty Officer Third Class.
Congratulations Commander Everette!
Ensign Abigail Isaacs prepares to lead training on donning life-saving fire fighting equipment.
Damage Control Chief David Warner trains shipmates on hose handling techniques.
Boatswain's Mates David Edelson and Ben Ahlin prepare the 26325 for training during shakedown.
HEALY’s bridge team prepares to moor the ship at Pier 19 in Honolulu, HI
BM2 Jim Bowell instructs HEALY crewmembers on the use of the Shoulder Line Throwing Gun.
HEALY’s Gold and Silver Ancient Mariners, ENG3 Rob Kopser and FSCS Cliff Grader stand with newly minted permanent cuttermen.
HEALY crewmembers on their first SCUBA dive

CGC Healy Mission Update for 3 Sep 2017

By Staff

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Welcome back readers to this week’s blog! HEALY is in the Arctic nearing the midpoint of her second science mission. AWS 1702 is a study that focuses on data collection in biological hotspots in the Chukchi Sea. For the past week, HEALY has been working around the clock deploying gear to collect data from the water column and the ocean floor at science stations.
In order to collect the variety of data, HEALY’s crew deploys several pieces of equipment. The most common deployment is a CTD cast. These casts drop a 24-bottle rosette over the side and down to just above the ocean floor. On the way back to the surface, it opens each bottle at a different depth to collect water samples throughout the entire water column. Along the way, it also records conductivity (to determine salinity), temperature, and depth.  Other types of gear deployed from HEALY include Bongo nets, which collect zooplankton and other marine life, and Van Veen grabs, and Haps cores which both collect sediment and water samples from the ocean floor.
In between science stations and HEALY’s busy schedule, the morale department has been active in keeping spirits high! ENS Jennifer Haley, the morale officer onboard, organized a Paint Night in the helicopter hangar where she led a flamingo painting tutorial for many crewmembers. Some crewmembers decided to create their own master-pieces and brought their own canvas to life! Landscapes, marine life, and abstract pieces filled the hangar with color.
Making the most of her time at sea, HEALY set the training environment to conduct drills to evaluate response to simulated inport emergencies. These drills served as valuable training for new crewmembers learning proper responses and for damage control qualified crewmembers to refine their responses to emergencies onboard HEALY.
Stay tuned for another update on HEALY’s Arctic West Summer 2017 mission next week!

Very respectfully,

ENS Samuel Wood
USCGC HEALY (WAGB 20) 
Public Affairs Officer

For more information about CGC HEALY, please visit:
http://www.icefloe.net