by Brandon Brewer | Aug 31, 2018 | About Us, AFRAS Awards, Donations, In the News
Supporters of AFRAS! It has been an exciting year so far for the Association! For starters, we have been able to donate well over $28,000 to the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR), supporting their efforts to reconstitute their capability following last...
by Brandon Brewer | Aug 31, 2018 | AFRAS Awards, In the News
U.S. Coast Guard aviation rescue swimmer and victims aboard a Coast Guard helicopter during Hurricane Harvey rescue operations in the greater Houston, Texas, metro area Aug. 28, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland. We are proud...
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...
by Brandon Brewer | Apr 20, 2018 | In the News
Congratulations to AFRAS Board of Directors member VADM Jody Breckenridge (USCG Ret.) on recently being presented the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Outstanding Public Service Medal. U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft presented the medal to...
