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2026 AFRAS Award Winners
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...
SEARCH AND RESCUE HONORS FOR MARITIME HEROES
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...
FORMER U.S. CONGRESSMAN TAKES REIGNS OF MARITIME NON-PROFIT, NOTABLE NAMES JOIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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...
NEWS RELEASE: Maritime Heroes to Receive Search and Rescue Awards at Capitol Hill Ceremony
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,...
COAST GUARD ADMIRAL TAKES REIGNS OF MARITIME NON-PROFIT
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...