The mission earned Greider and his co-pilot the Air Medal the following spring. The crew medic and mechanic received Commendation Medals. "I was just doing my job. I didn't expect any medals for it.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A helicopter that crashed in southeast Alaska during a rescue mission last month has been recovered, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday.

The downed Coast Guard helicopter was recovered Friday and an investigation was ongoing. The MH-60 Jayhawk crashed on Read Island, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of Sitka, on Nov. 13. The ...