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...
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...
