Coast Guard Alaska S01E01 | Pilot - Welcome to Kodiak Helicopter rescue crews encounter rough weather that threatens operations. The series opener examines life for Coast Guard men and women at Air Station Kodiak. Included - a helicopter rescue onboard a tanker in rough Alaskan seas; a race to reach a victim who fell off a 200-foot cliff; a rescue endeavor after a bush-plane . The captain races to the North Pole; two helicopter rescue crews go on a mission to save injured fishermen; an aerial search is launched for a missing person in .