Coast Guard members, good Samaritans receive international recognition for Maui wildfires response
A mariner who responded to the Maui wildfires and Coast Guard Capt. Aja Kirksey, commander of Sector Honolulu, embrace during a ceremony at the J. Walter Cameron Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2024. On Aug. 8, 2023, Coast Guard crew members and good Samaritan mariners assisted wildfire survivors who jumped into the water to avoid the fire and smoke. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)