| Air Station Traverse City U.S. Coast Guard |
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| News Release |
Date: January 26, 2009 Contact: Lt. Christopher Yane |
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Local Coast Guard crew receives award for rescue GLENVIEW, Ill. - A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., was honored, Sunday, by the Glenview Council of the Navy League. The crew, Lt. John McWilliams, Lt. Jeremy Loeb, Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Petre, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Bemis received the Past Presidents' Award for rescuing seven people from a charter boat that sank in Lake Michigan. On May 30, 2008, the 36-foot charter vessel, Fin Seeker, sank more than three miles east of Waukegan, Ill. All seven people aboard were safely rescued from the frigid water by an Air Facility Waukegan, Ill., HH-65C helicopter and a Coast Guard Station Kenosha, Wis., 41-foot utility boat. The survivors were transported to area hospitals where they were treated for hypothermia and subsquently released. The crew was presented a trophy, that accompanied the award, at the Navy League's annual meeting and awards dinner at the Glenview Park Center. The Navy League of the United States is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating citizens about the importance of sea power to U.S. national security. The Coast Guard operates Air Facility Waukegan annually from Memorial Day to Labor day. Helicopter crews are deployed to the air facility from Air Station Traverse City and are responsible for search and rescue response and Homeland Security missions from Sheboygan, Wis., south to the Chicago metropolitan area of Lake Michigan. CLICK HERE for photo: (From left to right): Capt. Bruce Jones, commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, AMT2 Mark Petre, AST3 Chris Bemis, Lt. Jeremy Loeb, and Cmdr. Andrew Myers, executive officer of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City. CLICK HERE for photo: (From left to right): Cmdr. Andrew Myers, executive officer of Air Station Traverse City, AST3 Chris Bemis, AMT2 Mark Petre, Lt. Jeremy Loeb, and Ace Realie, the Navy League Glenview Council's 2008 President. For more information, please contact Lt. Christopher Yane, the Public Affairs Officer at Air Station Traverse City at (231) 922-8273. During non-business hours, please contact the Air Station Operations Center at (231) 922-8212. ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
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