The Coast Guard announced on May 27 that it is planning to build a new child development center on Base Kodiak that will more than double the existing center’s capacity.

The first of the vessels will arrive in Kodiak in 2028.

Coast Guard Base Kodiak is planning to begin the fourth and final phase of its member housing expansion later this year. That’s after roughly $81.8 million to build more than a dozen duplexes, and to replace the water storage tank on Aviation Hill, was awarded to a contractor for the project last month on May 27.

Coast Guard Base Kodiak is still humming along, more than 50 days into a partial federal government shutdown. But contrary to what's seen from the outside looking in, it’s not quite business as usual.

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued the crew of a fishing vessel that ran aground early Thursday morning near Umnak Island.

Kodiak residents may notice more military activity in the air, on land and at sea this week as the U.S. military conducts its annual joint training exercise known as Arctic Edge. Training began on Kodiak Island Tuesday and continues through Saturday, Feb. 28.

The Coast Guard commissioned its newest vessel in Kodiak on Friday, the fast response cutter Frederick Mann. That’s the sixth one based in Alaska. And more Coast Guard assets are in the works.

Coast Guard members were paid through October despite the government shutdown. Two Kodiak military spouses share what it means for their families if those checks stop.

Lt. Commander Tyler Vieria, with the Coast Guard’s facilities design and construction center, gave KMXT an update on the ongoing construction work on Coast Guard Base Kodiak.

Acting Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Kevin Lunday says these 154-foot fast response cutters have the capability to move beyond the Gulf of Alaska, into places like the Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea.