SAN DIEGO - Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Thomas sits at the door of the Jayhawk helicopter preparing to descend the rope to the tarmac below as GM1 Michael Rose descends the rope and BM1 Lee Conroy finishes his descent and clears the landing area. All three are Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) members of San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles, respectively, who came together May 14 and 15 for vertical insertion training with Air Station San Diego. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Allyson E.T. Conroy.