Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Seventeenth District

Date: Sept. 2, 2008
Contact: Public Affairs
Phone: 907-463-2065

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Rear Adm. Gene Brooks Interview On Board Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton 

The Seventeenth Coast Guard District Commander, Gene Brooks, deployed on the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, which is the first of its class to patrol the Arctic Ocean. 

During Brooks' deployment with the Hamilton he made visits with community leaders in Little Diomede and met with the Hamilton crew to discuss the importance of their role in Coast Guard operations in the Arctic Ocean.

 The Following Are Links to Comments by Rear Adm. Gene Brooks

Question 1: What is the importance of a Coast Guard cutter patrolling the Arctic Ocean?

Question 2: How is the Coast Guard adapting to climate change in the Arctic Ocean?

Question 3: What are some initial results of this mission?

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