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 Brandon Brewer | Jan 12, 2026 | AFRAS Awards, In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
NORFOLK, Va. – Awards for heroic rescues at sea will be bestowed on ship captains and crews and U.S. Coast Guard active duty, civilian and Auxiliary members at an Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Tuesday, Jan. 13. The...
by Brandon Brewer | Feb 6, 2025 | In the News
FORMER U.S. CONGRESSMAN TAKES REIGNS OF MARITIME NON-PROFIT, NOTABLE NAMES JOIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS NORFOLK, Va. – The Honorable Peter DeFazio, long-serving U.S. Congressman from Oregon, has joined the Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS), taking command as the...
by Brandon Brewer | Nov 7, 2022 | In the News, Search and Rescue (SAR)
NORFOLK, Va. – Awards for heroic rescues at sea will be bestowed on ship captains and crews and individual maritime professionals at an Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS) ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., Wednesday, Nov. 16th. A U.S. Coast Guard member,...
by Brandon Brewer | Apr 21, 2022 | In the News
Admiral Charles W. Ray, former Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, has joined the Association for Rescue at Sea, taking command as the maritime non-profit’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. Admiral Ray, a native of Newport, Ark., graduated from the U.S. Coast...
