An MH-65 helicopter sits in the hangar prior to take
An MH-65 helicopter sits in the hangar prior to take off at Coast Guard Air Station Houston, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of performing a rescue with very l... More
The basket used to hoist distressed people from danger
The basket used to hoist distressed people from danger hangs from an MH-65 helicopter in the sky above Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby (left)
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis (right) sit with their canine partners Strike (left) and Ali (right), from the Canine Explosive Detection Team... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis and his canine partner Ali, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, rest before conducting hoist training Mar.... More
A crew member aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter observes
A crew member aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter observes the small boat crew members beneath the helicopter during air operations training off Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are hel... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis and his canine partner Ali, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, conduct hoist training with an Air Station... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation electrician, waits in the cabin of an MH-65 helicopter to lower the rescue basket during training in Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations train... More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Bret Fogle,
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Bret Fogle, a rescue swimmer, gets hoisted into an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Aug. 3, 2012. Crews conducted hoist training... More
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65 helicopter crew cruises below the air crew in Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of perfo... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation electrician, waits in the cabin of an MH-65 helicopter to lower the rescue basket during training in Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations train... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Klein, a machinery
Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Klein, a machinery technician, and Fireman Strait Pope give the okay for the basket to be raised during air operations training off Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19, 2015. Air operation... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., is lowered from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during hoist training in the Pasquotank River near Elizabet... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis receives licks from his canine partner Ali, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, while waiting to conduct h... More
An MH-65 helicopter crew flies back to Air Station
An MH-65 helicopter crew flies back to Air Station Houston after training over Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of performing a rescue wit... More
A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector
A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay conducts hoist training off the coast of Trinidad Head, Thursday, January 15, 2009. Monthly training is conducted in the event of an actual h... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., is shown inside an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during hoist training in the Pasquotank River near Elizabet... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation electrician, looks on as MH-65 helicopter pilots begin final checks before takeoff at Air Station Houston, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air... More
An MH-65 helicopter waits on the flightline before
An MH-65 helicopter waits on the flightline before takeoff on a training mission at Air Station Houston, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of performing a rescue... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Weaver watches an MH-65
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Weaver watches an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter fly during air operations training off Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are held regularly to ensure the search ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) and crew conduct
Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) and crew conduct helicopter hoist training with Air Station Kodiak aircrews in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, Feb. 16, 2018. Hoist training ensures both the cutter crew a... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and his canine partner Strike, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, conduct hoist training with a Station Ma... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Weaver, an aviation survival
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Weaver, an aviation survival technician, points to where he wants to be placed on the small boat's deck during air operations training off Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19, 2015. Air oper... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and his canine partner Strike, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, prepare to conduct hoist training with a... More
The basket used to hoist distressed people from danger
The basket used to hoist distressed people from danger hangs from an MH-65 helicopter in Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of performing a r... More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovers over a 45-foot small
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovers over a 45-foot small boat during air operations training off Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are held regularly to ensure the search and rescue capab... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., stand inside the helicopter hanger at the air station, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Rescue swimmers are spe... More
A Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer patch is shown
A Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer patch is shown on a rescue swimmer's vest, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Rescue swimmers are able to deploy from helicopters to rescue personnel in need of assistance. (U.S. C... More
Chief Petty Officer Robert Cain, a flight mechanic
Chief Petty Officer Robert Cain, a flight mechanic from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., lowers a basket to the water as Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Eli... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation
Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Grow, an aviation electrician, sits back in the cabin of an MH-65 helicopter on the way out for night operations training in the sky above Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Ni... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., is hoisted into an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during hoist training in the Pasquotank River near Elizabet... More
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65 helicopter crew cruises below the air crew in Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of perfo... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Klein, a machinery
Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Klein, a machinery technician and Fireman Strait Pope work with an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during air operations training off Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations tra... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Reklis and his canine partner Ali, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, conduct hoist training with an Air Station... More
Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) and crew conduct
Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) and crew conduct helicopter hoist training with Air Station Kodiak aircrews in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, Feb. 16, 2018. Hoist training ensures both the cutter crew a... More
Fireman Strait Pope holds a line tethered to an MH-65
Fireman Strait Pope holds a line tethered to an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during air operations training off Galveston, Texas, Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are held regularly to ensure the search and ... More
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65 helicopter crew waits for the rescue basket to be lowered during training in Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews... More
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65
The boat performing rescue training with the MH-65 helicopter crew works with the rescue basket during training in Galveston Bay, Texas, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daun... More
Lt. Zach Gross, an MH-65 helicopter pilot, disembarks
Lt. Zach Gross, an MH-65 helicopter pilot, disembarks the aircraft after a training flight at Air Station Houston, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of performin... More
A rescue swimmer is lowered during air operations training
A rescue swimmer is lowered during air operations training off Galveston, Texas Feb. 19, 2015. Air operations trainings are held regularly to ensure the search and rescue capabilities of Coast Guard crews stay ... More
A Coast Guard Auxiliary boat is shown with Coast Guard
A Coast Guard Auxiliary boat is shown with Coast Guard Academy cadets aboard in the Pasquotank River near Elizabeth City, N.C., Wednesday, May 29, 2013. Cadets are at Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City for ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Loeb and Lt. Zach Gross, both MH-65
Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Loeb and Lt. Zach Gross, both MH-65 helicopter pilots, discuss training location at Air Station Houston, Sept. 29, 2015. Night operations training prepares air crews for the daunting task of pe... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby receives
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby receives licks from his canine partner Strike, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, while waiting to conduct... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and his canine partner Strike, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, rest before conducting hoist training Ma... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Scheren, a rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., pulls a cadet toward an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during hoist training in the Pasquotank River near Eli... More
Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) and crew conduct
Coast Guard Cutter Naushon (WPB 1311) and crew conduct hoist training with an Air Station Kodiak MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska, Feb. 21, 2018. Hoist training ensures both the ... More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Clabby and his canine partner Strike, from the Canine Explosive Detection Team at Maritime Safety and Security Team Kings Bay, standby to conduct hoist training with a... More