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    USCG Sector San Diego and USS Kentucky Execute Hoist Exercise [Image 4 of 13]

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    USCG Sector San Diego and USS Kentucky Execute Hoist Exercise

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    07.31.2025

    Photo by Lt. Zachary Anderson 

    Commander, Submarine Group Nine   

    250731-N-EN156-1008 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2025) - Aviation Survival Technician (AST) 1st Class Daniel Todd, assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego, dons his survival gear before a simulated medical evacuation and hoist exercise, July 31, 2025. ASTs are the Coast Guard’s specialized rescue swimmers, equipped with the survival training and experience necessary to keep themselves and others alive at sea or on land. The mission of Sector San Diego is to provide unified command and control for accomplishing Coast Guard mission objectives within Sector San Diego’s Area of Responsibility (AOR). The AOR encompasses 165,912 square miles including 60 linear miles of international boundary with Mexico and 114 coastal border miles along the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Zachary Anderson)

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    Date Taken: 07.31.2025
    Date Posted: 08.13.2025 15:21
    Photo ID: 9253708
    VIRIN: 250731-N-EN156-1008
    Resolution: 4909x4000
    Size: 2.5 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US

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