DET Kodiak

[FedAgent]

Greetings warriors. Let me begin by telling you I'm no SF, SOF, SEAL or Ranger operator. But I was a Coastie who was involved in building out the berthing quansot hut, which was the old berthing to the LORAN-A station on Spruce Cape in Kodiak, for the beginning of what is now "DET Kodiak". CNO & USCG Commandant transferred cold weather warfare & survival training to CG property in Kodiak from Attu in '87. I was a boot there and we forged great friendships. I have a basic question for which I cannot find an answer on the web. I would like to know the progression of the command structure throughout the last 20 years. When I left Kodiak, an E-9 filled the billet for OIC there. The E-9 answered to an O-5 in Coronado, if I remember correctly. I see current newspaper articles referring to an O-1 as CO now. Sometime in the early 90's DET Kodiak was given exclusively to NSWG since the CG monitoring mission of LORAN-C went remote; and there was no more need for CG personnel at that location. Good days were had by all there. Lots of venison, salmon & Ranier beer! I appreciate any info. Not a big deal, I'm just curious.

[Carl Spackler]

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[shady1]

DDSSDV, now let's see the next frame where you came up with a 22 lb. salmon in your mouth.:biggrin:

[FedAgent]

Ah - Cape Chiniak and "The Road's End Tavern". What year was your pic?

[rocklock]

Do you know when that LORAN A station was built? I ask because who was a CPO in the CG and was stationed at a LORAN station on KODIAK in the fifty's. I believe he was there when I was born in '57. I grew up with stories of the bears etc... He's gone now. Thanks

[FedAgent]

My CO in the 80's was also a CWO. It was built in the 50's, during the Korean War era. It consisted of two quonsets; one was the actual transmitting station and the other was for berthing. Back then that was the only CG presence on the island. The rest was a Navy Comms Station, which is now CGCOMSTA Kodiak. The CG air station came along in the 60's if I recall correctly. Then the huge base (then called the Support Center) was built around '79. LORAN "C", a step up from LORAN "A", came into exsistence and the facility at Spruce Cape became the monitoring station for all the transmitting stations throughout the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea. In the 80's we berthed at the Support Center. The Spruce Cape berthing quonset hut had been skeletonized and we totally refurbished it for NSWG-1. We had a good time doing it. For those who don't know, LORAN means Long Range Aid to Navigation. It preceded GPS.

[ender_wiggins]

Coastie up in Alaska? I supervised a dude whose father was killed on a Coast Guard helo which crashed during some sort of rescue mission possibly in a storm. I'm thinking his father was the pilot, but not entirely sure. I am pretty sure that his pilot was an officer.

The time frame must have been 1980-1983, that's my best guess, based on the age of my guy, his mother was pregnant with him at the time.

I could look up more info about the incident, that's all I remember right now though. Maybe the ship they were trying to aid was called the Princess something or other, civilian ship to be sure, maybe a cruise liner.

[pirana]

There's a best chow hall thread somewhere here, Kodiak Coast Guard Galley would have been on my top five.

Had a great time, and did some ballbusting training there, too. That was just before the det existed.

[Asien]

Ender Wiggins,
A chopper went down with all hands in 1981 trying to rescue the guy on the F/V Marlene. RIP.

http://w w w.jacksjoint.com/alaskan_HH-3F_crash.htm

[JDAM]

Ender Wiggins,
A chopper went down with all hands in 1981 trying to rescue the guy on the F/V Marlene. RIP.

http://w w w.jacksjoint.com/alaskan_HH-3F_crash.htm

As the rescue efforts were getting underway for the crew of 1471, Holden, still onboard the Marlene, managed to regain control and eventually made it back to his home in Cordova.The crew drowned after escaping the inverted helicopter.WTF?! He couldn't stick around and save anyone?

[ender_wiggins]

Ender Wiggins,
A chopper went down with all hands in 1981 trying to rescue the guy on the F/V Marlene. RIP.

http://w w w.jacksjoint.com/alaskan_HH-3F_crash.htm

Yes, that's the event. Thank you for sharing.
RIP gentlemen

[CombatMedic1981]

WTF?! He couldn't stick around and save anyone?

Yeah the environment described in the article makes it sound like that would have been easy to do.

[DEVSAW]

Ah, Det Kodiak...

I got my SEAL Trident there...in December...outside...wearing nothing but my Danner boots, some Rigger's tape, a liberal douse of whiskey, a handy broom...and my shiny new Trident! I even have pictures. :biggrin:

[JDAM]

Yeah the environment described in the article makes it sound like that would have been easy to do.

No one said it would be easy.

[magician]

Ah, Det Kodiak...

I got my SEAL Trident there...in December...outside...wearing nothing but my Danner boots, some Rigger's tape, a liberal douse of whiskey, a handy broom...and my shiny new Trident! I even have pictures. :biggrin:

No need to share, Sawman!

We believe you. :)

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[FedAgent]

Sawman, What year was that?