Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf | U.S. Coast Guard Southwest | 04.01.2010
ALAMEDA, Calif. - A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco trains with local crewmembers from the local tug boat, the Millenium Falcon, as to the proper methods for conducting hoist operations in the Bay Area, April 1, 2010. The training was a great success and provided experience for the aircrew of the helicopter as well as the......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Metcalf | U.S. Coast Guard Southwest | 11.01.2009
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Petty Officer 1st Class Darril Kiest, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, lowers the station's national ensign to half mast during a morning color ceremony, Sunday Nov. 1, 2009. The ceremony was held to pay respect to seven coastguardsmen who were lost at sea when a Coast Guard C-130 suffered a mid-air collision with a Marine......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 11.01.2009
Petty Officer 1st Class Darril Kiest, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, lowers the station's national ensign to half mast during a morning color ceremony as other crewmembers pay their respects Sunday, Nov. 1. The ceremony was held to pay respect to seven coastguardsmen who were lost at sea when a Coast Guard C-130 suffered a mid-air collision......