Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.03.2021
A Coast Guard aviation survival technician conducts search and rescue training on a coastal cliff near Cape Disappointment, Washington, as instructors observe during the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School November 2, 2021. The school is designed to train Coast Guard aircrews to conduct search and rescue operations in the most challenging environmental conditions and scenarios. (U.S. Coast Guard......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.03.2021
A U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technician, also known as a rescue swimmer, is lowered from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to a coastal cliff using a hoist cable during a training evolution conducted near Cape Disappointment, Washington, November 2, 2021. This training, among several other diverse evolutions, is conducted as part of the Coast Guard's Advanced Helicopter Rescue School......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.02.2021
A U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technician, also known as a rescue swimmer, is lowered from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter to a coastal cliff using a hoist cable during a training evolution held near Cape Disappointment, Washington, November 2, 2021. This training, among several other, diverse evolutions are conducted as part of the Coast Guard's Advanced Helicopter Rescue School curriculum.......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.02.2021
An aviation survival technician attending the U.S. Coast Guard's Advanced Helicopter Rescue School is lowered from a helicopter to a shoreline cliff during a search and rescue training evolution conducted near Cape Disappointment, Washington, November 2, 2021. The training curriculum used at the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School includes challenging scenarios, such as cliff and coastal cave......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.01.2021
A Coast Guard aviation survival technician is deployed from an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during search and rescue training operations conducted in heavy surf near Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, at the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School (AHRS) November 1, 2021. Aircrews attending the school, including aviation survival technicians, conduct training in various challenging situations and extreme......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.01.2021
An MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter approaches a designated lading area near sand dunes in Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, during the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School November 1, 2021. Coast Guard aircrews utilize both the Jayhawk and the MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during search and rescue training operations conducted in extremely challenging environmental and situational conditions. (U.S. Coast......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.01.2021
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter hovers above breaking surf near Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, while conducting training operations November 1, 2021. While training at the Advanced Helicopter Rescue School, Coast Guard aircrews hone their search and rescue skills in some of the most challenging and complex environments and scenarios available. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Clark | U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District | 11.01.2021
U.S. Coast Guard aviation survival technicians, also known as rescue swimmers, pose for a photo before entering the surf to conduct training during Advanced Helicopter Rescue School (AHRS) near Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon, November 1, 2021. Aviation survival technicians, pilots, and other Coast Guardsmen attend AHRS to train for conducting search and rescue operations in extreme,......