From left to right, Coast Guard Vice Adm. Joseph Buzzella, Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class William McKnight, a rescue swimmer at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Hoppe, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, and Coast Guard Master Chief Josh McBride, Coast Guard Pacific Area Command Master Chief, pose for a portrait after awarding Air Medals in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 17, 2026. McKnight, Hoppe, and their aircrew rescued nine lives aboard the fishing vessel Arctic Sea which ran aground near St. George Island. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)