by Wayne Spivak | Oct 23, 2026 | AFRAS Awards, In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
The AFRAS Vice Admiral Thomas R. Sargent Gold Medal award to be presented to: Tyler Gantt, Aviation Survival Technician First Class United States Coast Guard; and Jacob Seitz, Avionics Electrical Technician Third Class United States Coast Guard The AFRAS Special...
by Wayne Spivak | Apr 27, 2020 | In the News
AFRAS is saddened to report that our past president and long-time member, CAPT John Chomeau, USN (Ret), has crossed the bar. After a long and distinguished Navy career, John continued to serve those on the sea as a member of AFRAS in providing worldwide support and...
by Wayne Spivak | Aug 19, 2019 | AFRAS Awards, In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
Join the association for rescue at sea officers and board of directors, senior leadership of the U.S. coast Guard, maritime industry leaders and hosts Congressmen Sean Patrick Maloney and Bob Gibbs for a reception and ceremony to honor a U.S. coast guard member, a...
by Wayne Spivak | Jul 10, 2018 | In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) RNLI along with the Group of Friends on Drowning Prevention held the opening of a photo exhibition in the Great Hall of the United Nations to highlight one of the major loss of life causes. Drowning takes 370,000...
