PUGET SOUND - Seaman/Boatswains Mate Nathan Pickering acts as the safety supervisor as Petty Officer 3rd Class Keith Munoz and Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathaniel Hurtado prepare to practice hoist operations with crew members aboard a Coast Guard MH-65C Dolphin from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., here, Nov. 3, 2009. Coast Guardsmen perform such operations in order to qualify as crewmembers and once qualified to keep up their operational readiness. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin.