U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts vertical surface training [Image 3 of 11]

KANEOHE, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

12.08.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson  

U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Wiedenhoeft, an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, sits on the side of a cliff while being lowered from a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during vertical surface training in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Dec. 10, 2025. During vertical surface operations the aviation survival technician maintains contact with the surface using their legs to stabilize themselves to avoid pendulum motion. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson)

• Date Taken: 12.08.2025
• Date Posted: 12.12.2025 14:29
• Photo ID: 9439668
• VIRIN: 251208-G-OX937-1046
• Resolution: 2048x1365
• Size: 820.43 KB
• Location: KANEOHE, HAWAII, US