JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR is hosting a free open house for the public Sunday, Oct. 19, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coast Guard Pier in Juneau.
The tour of the SPAR is free to the public. All children must be accompanied by an adult and no pets are allowed aboard the cutter.
Coast Guard crewmembers will be available to answer questions about the cutter and their unique Coast Guard missions in Alaska.
The SPAR, nicknamed “The Aleutian Keeper,” is a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender homeported in Kodiak and is responsible for maintaining more than 150 aids-to-navigation throughout the Gulf of Alaska and the Bering Sea.
For more information about SPAR please visit http://uscg.mil/d17/cgcspar.