Lt. Christopher Stoeckler, an MH-60 pilot with Air Station Kodiak, expalins the course of events during the rescue of victims from the recent plane crash case that claimed the life of former Alaska senator Ted Stevens to Coast Guard Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, Coast Guard vice commandant, and Alice Hill, senior counselor to the secretary of Homeland Security, during a visit to the Air Station Sept. 3, 2010. The dignitaries visit to Kodiak was an effort to better understand the scope of Alaska operations and the inherint challenges of operating in the remote region.