Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Thigpen, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Elizabeth City (ASEC), N.C., prepares for a search-and-rescue demonstration Monday, June 29, 2015, near Manteo. Evan was nominated by the ASEC command to represent the Coast Guard at the 2015 North Carolina United Service Organization’s 10th Annual Salute to Freedom Gala for his life-saving actions in October and November in 2014. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn)