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Coast Guard Picture of the Week

Vertical delivery training MSU Port Arthur, a photo by U.S. Coast Guard on Flickr. HOUSTON – Lt. j.g. Greg Hersh, chief enforcement officer at Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, gets lowered down from an MH-65C Dolphin helicopter onto the deck of the motor vessel Cape Taylor during vertical delivery training, Jan. 24, 2012. VDEL training allows Coast Guard law enforcement teams to board commercial vessels underway from a helicopter and it provides another avenue should sea or other conditions present [...]

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Newest patch in my ever growing collection.

Coast Guard Picture of the Week

Coast Guard units train on Lake Pontchartrain, a photo by U.S. Coast Guard on Flickr. NEW ORLEANS – Two Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin helicopter crews from Air Station New Orleans and a 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew from Station New Orleans get into position on Lake Pontchartrain during a training evolution, Jan. 17, 2012. The crew members train to sharpen the skills and gain experience needed to provide a fast response and efficient resolution to maritime emergencies. U.S. Coast [...]

Coast Guard Picture of the Week

Kodiak RS flight 1a, a photo by Mario Marini on Flickr. Kodiak RS flight 1a Me, waiting for the H-3 to water taxi towards me for pick up, Kodiak Alaska 1989.  Martha LaGuardia, author of “So Others May Live”, used this photo in her book about the Coast Guard rescue swimmer program.

Coast Guard Picture of the Week

Coast Guard unit conducts helicopter training in Patapsco River BALTIMORE – Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Stefanelli, a flight mechanic from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., lowers Petty Officer 2nd Class Tye Conklin, a rescue swimmer from a HH-65 Dolphin helicopter, Feb. 22, 2010. The Dolphin is a twin-engine, single main rotor aircraft that normally carries a crew of four: pilot, copilot, flight mechanic and rescue swimmer. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell.

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