Coast Guard conducts rescue training in Kodiak, Alaska [Image 4 of 5]

KODIAK, AK, UNITED STATES

08.13.2013

Photo by Drew Herman 

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

A flare canister dropped by an Air Station Kodiak HC-130 Hercules crew near Kodiak, Alaska, during a training run Aug. 13, 2013, is visible from great distances on the open ocean. The Coast Guard's large fixed-wing aircraft is often the first platform on the scene of an emergency at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Drew Herman)

• Date Taken: 08.13.2013
• Date Posted: 08.15.2013 14:49
• Photo ID: 996164
• VIRIN: 130813-G-UI841-504
• Resolution: 3008x2000
• Size: 2.6 MB
• Location: KODIAK, AK, US