by Brandon Brewer | Sep 17, 2017 | AFRAS Awards
The annual AFRAS Washington DC Capitol Hill maritime lifesaving awards ceremony is Sep. 26, so we’re publishing the stories of this year’s awardees during the build-up to the event. While most awardees will accept their honors in DC, these awards were...
by Brandon Brewer | Sep 28, 2016 | In the News
A new member was elected the Association for Rescue at Sea’s Board of Directors during the charity’s annual meeting in Washington D.C. Sep. 21. Cmdr. Donald E. Jaccard (USCG Ret.), of Chesapeake City, Md., joins fellow maritime and search and rescue...
by Brandon Brewer | Jul 17, 2016 | AFRAS Awards, Search and Rescue (SAR)
Our Board of Directors has reviewed all submissions for our annual lifesaving awards program, voted on the heroes most deserving of recognition and have selected the following awardees: Vice Admiral Thomas Sargent III Gold Medal – Aviation Survival Technician 1st...
by Brandon Brewer | Jun 8, 2016 | In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
Association for Rescue at Sea Vice President Wayne Spivak is featured on this radio interview with the program Breakthrough Entertainment to talk about AFRAS and its missions, sea rescue challenges and Disney’s motion picture “The Finest Hours.” The...
