U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Stu McConnell, an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, looks up at an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a vertical surface training exercise in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Nov. 12, 2025. Vertical surface training evolutions are often conducted in remote coastal areas to replicate the conditions encountered in actual rescue missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)