*Photos Release - Coast Guard sponsored Iditarod musher draws race number

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard sponsored Iditarod musher Ken Anderson poses for a photo with (from left to right) Rear Adm. Christopher Colvin, Coast Guard District 17 commander, Cmdr. Darryl Verfaillie, commanding officer at Marine Safety Unit Valdez and sponsorship organizer and Denise Michels, the mayor of Nome, at the pre-race banquet for the 38th edition of the Iditarod, March 4, 2010.

The Coast Guard is sponsoring Anderson a nine-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran during his 10th running of the Iditarod, which is known as “The last great race on Earth.”

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard sponsored Iditarod musher Ken Anderson draws his race position and bib number, number 51, at the pre-race banquet for the 38th edition of the Iditarod, March 4, 2010.

The Coast Guard is sponsoring Anderson a nine-year Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran during his 2010 Iditarod race attempt that extends through 1049 miles of some of Alaska's toughest terrain.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley.

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