The Distinguished Flying Cross awarded for heroism According to the Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter Association, Astoria Coast Guard crew member Tyler Jaggers died Thursday. Jaggers, a rescue swimmer ...

An aircrew member of the Astoria Air Station Coast Guard was injured while responding to a medevac request last week.

Coast Guard swimmers are the elite of the elite, and the tight-knit group is pulling together for one of its own.

Washington Coast medical evacuation goes awry Coast Guard officials have confirmed that an Astoria Coast Guard crew member was injured in “a tragic accident” during a medical evacuation off the […] ...

The Coast Guard said the crew member was injured in a "tragic incident” about 140 miles off the Washington coast responding to a medical evacuation.