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    A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, tail number 6507, is landed on a snow-covered surface in what appears to be a remote Alaskan wilderness setting. A crew member dressed in an orange survival suit is crouched or kneeling on the snow near the aircraft. The backdrop features dense conifer forest and snow-covered mountain ranges under an overcast sky.

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    03.17.2016

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Meredith Manning 

    U.S. Coast Guard PADET Anchorage

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Warner, a rescue swimmer at Air Station Kodiak, performs an ice rescue during training at Upper 6 Mile Lake on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 17, 2016. During the training, members from Air Station Kodiak, Sector Anchorage and the National Ice Rescue School in Essexville, Michigan, worked together to perform ice rescues from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Meredith Manning

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    Date Taken: 03.17.2016
    Date Posted: 03.18.2016 19:22
    Photo ID: 2472875
    VIRIN: 160317-G-EP136-451
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 5.74 MB
    Location: JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA, US
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    A winter rescue training exercise is taking place on a frozen, snowy surface. Personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard and Kotzebue Fire Department are observing or participating in an ice rescue drill, with responders in red survival suits practicing extraction techniques near what appears to be an ice hole or open water area. The scene is set in an Arctic or sub-Arctic environment, likely near Kotzebue, Alaska.
    A United States Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter hovers over a snow-covered open field or frozen lake, lowering a rescue basket via hoist cable. Two personnel in orange survival suits are visible on the ground below, with one appearing to guide the descending Stokes litter/rescue basket. A dense treeline of mixed coniferous and deciduous trees forms the background, suggesting a cold-weather northern environment.
    A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, tail number 6507, is landed on a snow-covered surface in what appears to be a remote Alaskan wilderness setting. A crew member dressed in an orange survival suit is crouched or kneeling on the snow near the aircraft. The backdrop features dense conifer forest and snow-covered mountain ranges under an overcast sky.

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