Members of the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron are met at...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Portland State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dan Doherty Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe medic helps a Latvian guard for the United States embassy insert a nasopharyngeal airway into her colleague’s nose during tactical combat casualty care traini... More
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy practices
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy practices tying a tourniquet on a colleague during tactical combat casualty care training for the Latvian local guard force, April 6, in Riga, Latvia. Soldiers of t... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Seaire Moore, a videographer with
U.S. Marine Cpl. Seaire Moore, a videographer with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, sits in the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on February 2, 2021. Marines an... More
A North Carolina National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter
A North Carolina National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter lands at Asheville Regional Airport after rescuing three stranded hikers trapped after a winter storm in nearby mountains, Friday, Jan. 4, 2014. The h... More
SERE team displays wingmanship, saves snowboarding Airman
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Allchin and Staff Sgt. Kevin Zamora, both 35th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists, rescued Staff Sgt. Matthew Stedge, a 35th Mainten... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer gives the "all clear"
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer gives the "all clear" signal to the aircrew flight mechanic after completing a freefall direct deployment from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles.... More
U.S. Marines fully submerge themselves into the water
U.S. Marines fully submerge themselves into the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on February 2, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold Weather ... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer conducts a freefall direct
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer conducts a freefall direct deployment from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians fill the r... More
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training off the coast of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The training and rescue swimmer demonstration was part of a visit by 10 University of Southern Californ... More
U.S. Air Force LT. COL. Dave Brescia, 90th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kwang Ju Air Base State: Jeollanam-Do Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Corey A. Clements, USAF Release Status: Relea... More
Coast Guard aviation survival technicians conduct emergency hypothermi...
Are you familiar with the (three) stages of hypothermia and how to treat them? It’s October in Alaska and the Coast Guard aviation survival technicians at Air Station Kodiak are gearing up for winter with emerg... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer gives the "all clear"
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer gives the "all clear" signal to the aircrew flight mechanic after completing a freefall direct deployment from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles.... More
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training off the coast of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The training and rescue swimmer demonstration was part of a visit by 10 University of Southern Californ... More
TECH. SGT. Edward D. Lindsey, 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squa...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Oregon (OR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Dan Doherty Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More
A U.S. Marine checks his finger dexterity while sitting
A U.S. Marine checks his finger dexterity while sitting in the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on January 9, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic... More
As Vandenberg Air Force Base launched another Minuteman III for the Na...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Air Force Space Command Scen... More
Cold Water Boot Camp’s Mark Chanski, a boating educator
Cold Water Boot Camp’s Mark Chanski, a boating educator in Connecticut, educates attendees at the cold water boating safety event in Sag Harbor, N.Y., about the dangers of hypothermia and how to prevent it, Mar... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Katherine Sand, from Coast
Petty Officer 3rd Class Katherine Sand, from Coast Guard Station Montuak, N.Y., gives a demonstration on the importance of wearing a properly fitted, Coast Guard-approved, life jacket, especially for children, ... More
The Coast Guard rescued three people hanging onto their
The Coast Guard rescued three people hanging onto their capsized 14-foot capsized recreational vessel in the vicinity of Port Allen, Kauai, May 8, 2016. A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard ... More
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training off the coast of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The training and rescue swimmer demonstration was part of a visit by 10 University of Southern Califor... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable of an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. The aircrew was conducting rescue swimmer and hoist training as p... More
A North Carolina National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter
A North Carolina National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter lands at Asheville Regional Airport after rescuing three stranded hikers trapped after a winter storm in nearby mountains, Friday, Jan. 4, 2014. The h... More
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked with members of the 35th Canadian Forces Brigade at Baffin Island, just north of the Arctic Circle, as part of Exercise Guerrier Nordique 2014. The event is... More
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy practices
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy practices tying a tourniquet on a colleague during tactical combat casualty care training for the Latvian local guard force, April 6, in Riga, Latvia. Soldiers of t... More
U.S. Marines warm their bodies through exercise after
U.S. Marines warm their bodies through exercise after experiencing hypothermia at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on January 9, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold W... More
Four special operations agencies with unique missions
Four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care classes while participating in a TCCC Train the Trainer course, April 11 through 15, at the Latvian Bo... More
A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit aviation survival
A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit aviation survival technician transports a patient to McLaren Hospital in Port Huron, Michigan, July 26, 2019. The helicopter crew rescued two men from a capsized vessel in Lake... More
The Latvian flag flies tall in front of the Latvian
The Latvian flag flies tall in front of the Latvian Border Guard Aviation Unit, where four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care classes while pa... More
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy inserts
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy inserts a nasopharyngeal airway into a colleague’s nose during tactical combat casualty care training for the Latvian local guard force, April 6, in Riga, Latvia. S... More
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe medic explains how to use an occlusive dressing to seal an open wound during tactical combat casualty care training for the United States embassy Latvian loca... More
A pair of Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard
A pair of Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles conduct hoist training from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter, April 7, 2015. The training was part of a demonstration for 10 University... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable of an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. The aircrew was conducting rescue swimmer and hoist training as p... More
A pair of Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard
A pair of Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles conduct hoist training from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter, April 7, 2015. The training was part of a demonstration for 10 University... More
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked with members of the 35th Canadian Forces Brigade at Baffin Island, just north of the Arctic Circle, as part of Exercise Guerrier Nordique 2014. The event is... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer reaches for a fellow swimmer
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer reaches for a fellow swimmer playing the part of a person in distress off the waters of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The pair of swimmers were conducting deployment and recovery t... More
A pair of Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard
A pair of Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles conduct hoist training from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter, April 7, 2015. The training was part of a demonstration for 10 University... More
Braving the North Dakota winter
Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong, 5th Bomb Wing photojournalist, shovels snow at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Jan. 12, 2017. When going outside for even a short period of time, it’s important to remember that if ... More
U.S. Marines prepare to fully submerge into the water
U.S. Marines prepare to fully submerge into the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on January 9, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold Weather L... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Katherine Sand, from Coast
Petty Officer 3rd Class Katherine Sand, from Coast Guard Station Montuak, N.Y., gives a presentation on the importance of affixing an “If Found” sticker on watercraft such as: canoes, kayaks or paddleboards in ... More
Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 18 members prepare
Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 18 members prepare information tables for the public inside Sag Harbor’s Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, N.Y., March 30, 2013. Station Montuak’s boat crew, Coast Guard Auxiliary... More
U.S. Marines exit the water of a frozen pond at the
U.S. Marines exit the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on February 2, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold Weather Leaders Course are require... More
A group of 10 University of Southern California medical
A group of 10 University of Southern California medical students huddle together in the water off Marina Del Rey as a Coast Guard HH-65D Dolphin helicopter hovers overhead. The students were learning about wate... More
The first Latvian Border Guard Aviation Unit’s helicopter
The first Latvian Border Guard Aviation Unit’s helicopter stands on display in the compound where four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care clas... More
The Coast Guard rescued three people hanging onto their
The Coast Guard rescued three people hanging onto their capsized 14-foot capsized recreational vessel in the vicinity of Port Allen, Kauai, May 8, 2016. A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard ... More
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training off the coast of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The training and rescue swimmer demonstration was part of a visit by 10 University of Southern Californ... More
A U.S. Marine sits in the water of a frozen pond at
A U.S. Marine sits in the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on February 2, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold Weather Leaders Course are req... More
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked with members of the 35th Canadian Forces Brigade at Baffin Island, just north of the Arctic Circle, as part of Exercise Guerrier Nordique 2014. The event is... More
An invisible danger: New England waters remain cold into spring
Petty Officer 3rd Class Perry Derrenbacher, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, pauses for a portrait Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Derrenbacher was one of the crewmembers that resc... More
U.S. Marines warm their bodies through exercise after
U.S. Marines warm their bodies through exercise after experiencing hypothermia at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on January 9, 2021. Marines and sailors attending the Basic Cold W... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable of an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. The aircrew was conducting rescue swimmer and hoist training as p... More
The Coast Guard rescued three people hanging onto their
The Coast Guard rescued three people hanging onto their capsized 14-foot capsized recreational vessel in the vicinity of Port Allen, Kauai, May 8, 2016. A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew from Coast Guard ... More
Four special operations agencies with unique missions
Four special operations agencies with unique missions learned how to instruct Tactical Combat Casualty Care classes while participating in a TCCC Train the Trainer course, April 11 through 15, at the Latvian Bo... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer conducts a freefall direct
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer conducts a freefall direct deployment from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians fill the r... More
U.S. sailors warm their bodies through exercise after
U.S. sailors warm their bodies through exercise after experiencing hypothermia at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on January 9, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold W... More
Arleen Auerbach, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., and her family
Arleen Auerbach, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., and her family have their photo taken with members of Coast Guard Station Montauk, N.Y., following their tour aboard Station Montauk’s 47-foot motor lifeboat, March 30, 201... More
A U.S. Marine sits in the water of a frozen pond at
A U.S. Marine sits in the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on February 2, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold Weather Leaders Course are req... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable of an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. The aircrew was conducting rescue swimmer and hoist training as p... More
HELP, survival and huddle positions
If you fall into the water and need to await rescue, these positions can help your body retain heat to fight hypothermia.
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe medic explains how to properly use a tourniquet during tactical combat casualty care training for the United States embassy Latvian local guard force, April 6... More
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training off the coast of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The training and rescue swimmer demonstration was part of a visit by 10 University of Southern Califor... More
A U.S. Marine sits in the water of a frozen pond at
A U.S. Marine sits in the water of a frozen pond at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, California on January 9, 2021. Marines and Sailors attending the Basic Cold Weather Leaders Course are requ... More
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy treats
A Latvian guard for the United States embassy treats a simulated wound on a colleague during tactical combat casualty care assessment, April 6, in Riga, Latvia. Guards worked through the TCCC steps and during t... More
A Coast Guard flight mechanic scans below an HH-65D
A Coast Guard flight mechanic scans below an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles during hoist operations, April 7, 2015. The training was part of a demonstration for 10 University... More
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training off the coast of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The training and rescue swimmer demonstration was part of a visit by 10 University of Southern Califor... More
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe
A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe medic conducts tactical combat casualty care training for the United States embassy Latvian local guard force, April 6, in Riga, Latvia. While in the area, SO... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Katherine Sand and Fireman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Katherine Sand and Fireman Robert Brown, from Coast Guard Station Montuak, N.Y., educate attendees at the cold water boating safety event in Sag Harbor, N.Y., on the importance of wearin... More
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked
National Guard Soldiers from Maine and Vermont worked with members of the 35th Canadian Forces Brigade at Baffin Island, just north of the Arctic Circle, as part of Exercise Guerrier Nordique 2014. The event is... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class John Gonzalez, from Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class John Gonzalez, from Coast Guard Station Montuak, N.Y., gives a tour of the station’s 47-foot motor lifeboat in Sag Harbor, N.Y., March 30, 2013. Station Montuak’s boat crew, Coast Guard ... More
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training
An HH-65D Dolphin helicopter crew conducts rescue training off the coast of Marina Del Rey, April 7, 2015. The training and rescue swimmer demonstration was part of a visit by 10 Universality of Southern Califo... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable of an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. The aircrew was conducting rescue swimmer and hoist training as p... More
University of Southern California medical students
University of Southern California medical students aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut watch a rescue swimmer demonstration by a Coast Guard HH-65D Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Los ... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer hangs from the hoist cable of an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. The aircrew was conducting rescue swimmer and hoist training as p... More
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer conducts a freefall direct
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer conducts a freefall direct deployment from an HH-65D Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles, April 7, 2015. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians fill the r... More
Two University of Southern California medical students
Two University of Southern California medical students climb back onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Halibut after testing the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean, April 7, 2015. A group of 10 students entered the wat... More