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NEIGHBORS For the Juneau Empire The wind was howling and blowing at speeds of up to 60 knots. The sea was rumbling and slapping against a black hulled vessel. The wind sprayed ocean water along with rain into the faces of the crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Woodrush, a 180-foot sea-going buoy tender. The crew was staring into the face of a storm because that's what Guardians do.

Alaska's very own guardian

<B>Up and away:</B> Seaman Ricky Johanson is hoisted up from an aids-to-navigation platform in Southeast Alaska by an ★★-3 Pelican helicopter. Johanson has served his entire 21-year Coast Guard career

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Up and away: Seaman Ricky Johanson is hoisted up from an aids-to-navigation platform in Southeast Alaska by an ★★-3 Pelican helicopter. Johanson has served his entire 21-year Coast Guard career

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