Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.19.2014
Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., sits at the end of Ediz Hook, a three-mile long sand spit that extends from the northern shore of the Olympic Peninsula, Aug. 19, 2014. SFO Port Angeles logistically supports three small boat stations, five patrol boats and a medium endurance cutter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.19.2014
A 25-foot Response Boat — Small crew from Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, Wash., returns to their home pier aboard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles after conducting training in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Aug. 19, 2014. Station boat crews practiced transferring and operating portable dewatering pumps. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.19.2014
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., conducts rescue training in the Olympic mountains, Aug. 19, 2014. Coast Guard aircrews are trained to operate in a variety of environments including open ocean, coastline, inland waterways and mountainous terrain. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.19.2014
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jamie Smith, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, prepares to lower a rescue basket from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a training exercise in the Olympic mountains, Aug. 19, 2014. The aircrew conducts a safety brief before each hoist to ensure every crew member is aware of the plan and all concerns and potential......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.19.2014
Two MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., practice flying in formation before conducting rescue training in the Olympic mountains, Aug. 19, 2014. The aircrews practiced lowering and hoisting rescue baskets to air station personnel staged along a mountain trail. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.19.2014
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Hyght, an aviation maintenance technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., fuels an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter at the air station, Aug. 19, 2014. Aviation maintenance technicians are responsible for the overall inspection, maintenance and repair of Coast Guard aircraft and their systems. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Katelyn Shearer | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 08.19.2014
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Johnston, an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., returns his gear to the aircraft hangar after a flight, Aug. 19, 2014. Aircrews carry various pieces of rescue and survival gear aboard the aircraft with them based on the type of mission, case and weather conditions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd......
