10 April 2012: "Healy" received the Coast Guard Unit Commendation award for exceptionally meritorious service from 3 January to 5 February 2012, after she escorted a tanker carrying a critical load of fuel through tremendously difficult winter ice conditions to Nome, Alaska. In November 2011, a strong winter storm struck western Alaska, which prevented a vital fuel delivery to Nome. "Healy" delayed her return home from a six-month Arctic deployment in order to escort the Russian-flagged tanker to Nome. "Healy" escorted "Renda" through over of extremely difficult ice conditions and broke out the beset ship time after time. After many days of great exertion, "Renda" transferred the fuel to Nome, over the course of three days. On 20 January, "Healy" began the break out for herself and "Renda". They emerged from the ice on 29 January 2012, after successful completion of the mission. This was the first-ever winter fuel delivery from the water in Western Alaska.