BRIGANTINE, N.J. - An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., is shown with a man and his dog at the air station after the pair were rescued from a 12-foot skiff aground in Hammock C More
Lt. Tim Andersen and Lt. Cmdr. Jason Smith fly over the Puget Sound as part of their North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, near Seattle. Pilots will generally alternate the controls, meaning one pil More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer tops off the fluids to the turbomeca engine during preflight procedures, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, Port Angeles, Washington. Unique to the Cost Guard, flight mechanics rou More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer recites the oath of enlistment administered by Lt. Cmdr. Smith. This is Troyers first re-enlistment after four years of service in the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard Photo More
Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Jason Smith during the North and South Patrol above the Puget Sound, Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Smith was a pilot in the Army and a Purple Heart recipient before joining the Coast Gua More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer pauses on his way to the MH-65D helicopter before the North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Port Angeles, Washington. Troyer wears Aviation Dry Suit Coveral More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer pulls himself up by a tie down ring to inspect the number two engine during a pre-flight inspection,Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, Washington. More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer monitors for air and surface traffic during a North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, near Port Angeles, Washington. The Basic Aircrew (BA) will continuously sca More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer on his way to the MH-65D helicopter's North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Port Angeles, Washington. Troyer and the pilots all wear Aviation Dry Suit Cover More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer inspects the main rotor head, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, Washington. An inspection of the main rotor head is a routine part of the pre-fli More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer leans on a "wash bottle" and is greeted by fellow aircrew who congratulate him on his reenlistment. A "wash bottle" is used to flush the helicopter engines out with fresh More
Lt. Tim Andersen and Lt. Cmdr. Jason Smith fly over the Puget Sound as part of their North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, near Seattle. Pilots will generally switch off the controls, which means on More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer preforms Fireguard duties as the pilot starts the engines, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Port Angeles, Washington. Fireguard duties includes monitoring the engines during s More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer recites the oath of enlistment administered by Lt. Cmdr. Smith. Troyer first joined the Coast Guard on the 19th of February, 2008 and looks forward to further service as a More
Lt. Cmdr. Jason Smith and Lt. Tim Andersen commence a pre-flight inspection before completing their North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, Washington. Each flight be More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer recites the oath of enlistment administered by Lt. Cmdr. Smith. Troyer will receive advanced technical training as he reports to electronics class "C" school the week foll More
Lt. Cmdr. Jason Smith and Lt. Tim Andersen preform before-start checks on the MH-65D helicopter prior to the North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Port Angeles, Washington. Standard checks are he More
Co-pilot Lt. Tim Andersen during the North and South Patrol above the Puget Sound, Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. Anderson is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and pursued flight school after graduat More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer was a aircrew member for the North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Port Angeles, Washington. Troyer is responsible for duties ranging from pre-flighting the More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Janssen Troyer monitors air and surface traffic during a North and South Patrol, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, near Seattle. The Basic Aircrew (BA) will use their perspective to continuously More
Streets are flooded in Ocean City, N.J., Thursday, March 7, 2013, after a winter storm passed through the area. The photo was taken by a Coast Guard crewmember aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Statio More
Streets are flooded in Ocean City, N.J., Thursday, March 7, 2013, after a winter storm passed through the area. The photo was taken by a Coast Guard crew member aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Stati More
A Coast Guard aircrew stands with Maison Rickmon after rescuing him from South Bay near Port Aransas, Texas, May 14, 2013. His personal watercraft capsized and he held onto a telephone pole in the bay waiting f More
(Left to right) Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon Desalle, Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephanie Wood, Lt. Dylan Sapia and Lt. Garrett Barker, stop to take a photograph with a father and his two sons in front of an MH-65 More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston crew members practice delivery and hoisting techniques for a dewatering pump during a training flight over the Houston Ship Channel aboard an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter July 25, 2 More
Alexander Torres, 5, peeks around the nose of a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter while hiding from a photographer at Air Station Houston on Ellington Field Aug. 14, 2013. Military members from each of the f More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew R. Wilson, a rescue swimmer from Air Station Houston, helps bring a possible stroke victim into the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013 More
U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing respond to an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, Feb. 11, 2014. The exercise, More
Emergency medical technicians from Atlantic City International Airport transport U.S. Air Force Maj. Jared Mandella on a stretcher during an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., o More
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew diverted to rescue a 12-year-old boy that had drifted 300-400 yards into the ocean on an innertube off Crystal Beach, on Bolivar Peninsula in Texa More
An Air Station/Sector Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew stands with three men and two dogs they picked up from Padre Island National Seashore in Texas Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. A man with two dogs go More
A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, MH-65 Dolphin aircrew tracks a Mexican lancha with fishing gear illegally in U.S. waters Dec. 29, 2014. After a 9-mile pursuit, a Coast Guard boat crew stopped t More
A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew lowers a dewatering pump to a 44-foot yacht taking on water with six people aboard near the Port Mansfield Jetties off Texas, Jan. 31, 2016 More
A Coast Guard Station Houston rescue boat crew, Harris County Sheriff's Office boat crew and other mariners search for a missing man after the tugboat he was on capsized in the San Jacinto river near I-10 just More
Crews from an Air Station Corpus Christi MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, a Station Port Aransas 45-foot response boat and an offshore supply vessel work together to locate and recover three kayakers who needed help 2 More
Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron wait to assist in the load of a Coast Guard Air Station San Fransisco MH-65D Dolphin helicopter onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 2, 2 More
Coast Guard Lt. Michael Gibson shows 5-year-old Alexander Torres around Air Station Houston's MH-65 Dolphin helicopter Aug. 14, 2013. All five services provided a tour of their helicopters, unmanned aerial syst More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew R. Wilson, a rescue swimmer, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyson G. St. John, a flight mechanic, offload a possible stroke victim from an Air Station Houston MH-65 Dolphin helicopte More
U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing prepare to extract aviators from an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter during an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard More
Airmen from the 60th Aerial Port Squadron and Coast Guardsmen from Coast Guard Air Station San Fransisco load an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 2, More
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Amber Martschinske, an aviation maintenance technician, completes a fresh-water wash down of an Air Station Savannah, Georgia, MH-65D dolphin helicopter at Hunter Army A More
Senior Airman John Dyson, 60th Aerial Port Squadron, secures a Coast Guard Air Station San Fransisco MH-65D Dolphin helicopter onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 2, 2019. The he More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Albert Siu, a fire protection specialist from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing puts on his protective gear while responding to an air mishap exercise at Coast Gua More
A Coast Guard Air Station San Fransisco MH-65D Dolphin helicopter sits inside a C-5M Super Galaxy after its load completion at Travis Air Force Base, California, Feb. 2, 2019. The helicopter was transferred to More
U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing along with emergency medical technicians from the South Jersey Transportation Authority extract aviators fr More
U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing assist a U.S. Coast Guard aviator during an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, F More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston crew members conduct a training flight over the Houston Ship Channel aboard an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter July 25, 2013. The Air Station's crews do regular training and security f More
Raymond Cifelli, a civilian fire protection specialist from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, assists a U.S. Coast Guard aviator during an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard Air Station At More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston crew members pass the San Jacinto Monument during a training flight over the Houston Ship Channel aboard an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter July 25, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Pe More
U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing along with fire fighters and emergency medical technicians from the South Jersey Transportation Authority e More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Smith, an aviation maintenance technician at SFO/Air Station Port Angeles, inspects an engine on a MH-65D Dolphin helicopter in the hangar, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. Amo More
Joseph Tomasella, a civilian fire protection specialist from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing stands by during an air mishap exercise at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City on Feb. 11, 2 More
Both pilot and air crewman inspect the MH-65D helicopter in the hangar before it is towed to the air field, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone)
Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Smith inspects the engine before flight on the MH-65D helicopter, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. Each flight begins with a pre-flight routine to assure the MH-65D helicopter More
U.S. Air Force fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing along with emergency medical technicians from the South Jersey Transportation Authority attend to U.S. Air More
The MH-65D Dolphin helicopter is towed to the air field, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. The MH-65D is the newest model of the iconic Dolphin helicopter. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class More
The MH-65D Dolphin helicopter on the air field, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. The Dolphin is easily identified by its distinctive fenestron ducted-fan anti-torque device, the eleven blade fantail at the More
Petty Officer 1st Class George Lockamy, an aviation survival technician at SFO/Air Station Port Angeles, and pilot Lt. Cmdr. Matthews prepare for departure in a MH-65D helicopter in response to a search-and-res More
A MH-65D Dolphin helicopter just before departure, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. The Dolphin typically carries a crew of four: pilot, copilot, flight mechanic and rescue swimmer. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo More
MH-65D dolphin helicopter as it departs, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. The dolphin can both hover and taxi at take-off and was the first helicopter certified with a four-axis autopilot, allowing for hand More
A MH-65D Dolphin helicopter heads south into the wind as it departs, Port Angeles, Wash., Sept. 28, 2012. A head wind allows the MH-65D to climb with greater ease after take-off. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Pett More