Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.30.2015
Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Thigpen, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Elizabeth City (ASEC), N.C., works the night shift in the rescue swimmer shop Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Evan was recently nominated by the ASEC command to represent the Coast Guard at the 2015 North Carolina United Service Organization’s 10th Annual Salute to Freedom Gala for his life-saving actions in October......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.29.2015
Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Thigpen, an aviation survival technician at Air Station Elizabeth City (ASEC), N.C., prepares for a search-and-rescue demonstration Monday, June 29, 2015, near Manteo. Evan was nominated by the ASEC command to represent the Coast Guard at the 2015 North Carolina United Service Organization’s 10th Annual Salute to Freedom Gala for his life-saving actions in......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn | U.S. Coast Guard East District | 06.29.2015
An aviation survival technician's fins, mask and snorkel lay on the deck inside a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter cabin prior to launch from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, June 29, 2015. The Coast Guard equivalent to boots on the ground, ASTs are fins in the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nate Littlejohn)...