In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, Air Station Houston personnel participate in wet drills on the beach in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Those participating in the drills fired off flares an More
In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, Air Station Houston pilot Lt. Lee Allen (left), and Cmdr. Dave Edwards (right), Air Station Houston executive officer, exit the surf following wet drills on the beach in G More
In this photo by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Charles Medema, an Air Station Houston rescue swimmer, explains the seven steps of survival during wet drills conducted on the beach in Galveston, More
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - A MH-65C Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Los Angeles prepares to hoists other unit personnel during annual wet drills, Sept. 15, 2010. Crews tested their dry suits, fired fl More
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - A MH-65C Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Los Angeles hoists a flight mechanic during annual wet drills, Sept. 15, 2010. Crews tested their dry suits, fired flares, completed More
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - Air crewmembers from Air Station Los Angeles practice climbing into a survivoral raft during annual wet drills, Sept. 15, 2010. Crews tested their dry suits, fired flares, completed a 7 More
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - A MH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Los Angeles hovers over air crewmembers in a life raft during annual wet drills, Sept. 15, 2010. Crews tested their dry suits, fired flares, More
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. - Lt. j.g. LaShanda Holmes, of Air Station Los Angeles, completes her swim test during the unit's annual wet drills, Sept. 15, 2010. Crews tested their dry suits, fired flares, completed More
SITKA, Alaska - Air Station Sitka aircrews test their survival suits as they complete their annual wet drills in Sitka, Sept. 30, 2010. Each year crews are required to perform training, which requires pilots an More
GRAND TRAVERSE BAY, Mich. - Members of U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., conduct wet drills in Grand Traverse Bay, Mich., Oct. 20, 2010. Crewmembers conduct these drills annually to test their More
KODIAK, Alaska - Petty Officer 1st Class James Bogert, an aviation survival technician with Air Station Kodiak gives instruction on the seven steps to survival during the classroom portion of wet drills at the More
HOUSTON - Members of Air Station Houston conduct annual wet drill training at the 288 Lake Houston Scuba Diving and Sports Training Facility, Oct. 12, 2011.Wet drills are held annually by Air Station Houston to More
HOUSTON - (Left) Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Sutherland and (Right)Chief Petty Officer Charles Ferrante, aviation survival technician's at Air Station Houston, watch as Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Leddon, More
NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 2nd Class Nick Litchfield, a rescue swimmer with Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, reviews the seven steps of survival during the air stations annual wet drills training Sept. 25, More
NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Garren, a rescue swimmer with Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, instructs Airman Joshua Riedel, a prospective rescue swimmer, on the steps he would take when condu More
Lt. j.g. Andrew Snyder, a pilot at Air Station New Orleans, completes the swim portion of his annual wet drill requirement. Coast Guard air stations conduct wet drills across the country to refresh and train ai More
A crew member from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco particpates in a pyrotechnic demonstration during training at Coast Guard Station San Francisco, Sausilito, Calif. Friday September 6, 2013. Survival tra More
Crews from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., conduct annual survival training near Traverse City November 22, 2013. The training is conducted to ensure pilots and aircrews remain familiar with emerg More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike Baierski, an aviation survival technician from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., talks to a local reporter on Brigantine Beach Sept. 17, 2014. The air station crew partic More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Mace (left), a gunner’s mate at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., instructs Petty Officer 2nd Class Johnathan Bailey, an avionics electrical technician at Air Station At More
A crew member from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., lights a MK-124 orange smoke flare on Brigantine Beach, Sept. 17, 2014. The air station crew participated in training on the beach and in the wate More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., participate in training in Sand Key, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. The training included wearing survival gear while swimming more than 100 yards, en More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston air crew members jump into the water with full gear on to begin the swim back to shore while performing aviation survival training at a water-sport facility near Houston, Septemb More
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Mh-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews enter the surf during survival training at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2016. All flight crews participate in this annual training that i More
Two Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviation survival technicians talk to an aircrew inside an inflated raft in Women's Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2017. Air Station Kodiak's annual water survival tr More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Karli Allen, an aviation maintenance technician, prepares herself in the shallow water egress training chair at the Base Kodiak pool Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guard aircrews cond More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim toward an inflatable life raft in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018, during the air station’s annual aviation water survival training. For a portion of the More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators participate in the air station’s annual aviation water survival training at Base Kodiak’s pool in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2018. The shallow water egress training chair More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Mace (left), a gunner’s mate at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., instructs Petty Officer 3rd Class John Loken, an avionics electrical technician at Air Station Atlantic More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., participate in training on Brigantine Beach, Sept. 17, 2014. The cold-weather training included swimming more than 100 yards offshore and back to e More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., exit the water after participating in training in Sand Key, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. The training included wearing survival gear while swimming More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston air crew members jump into the water with full gear on to begin the swim to an overturned life raft while performing aviation survival training at a water-sport facility near Hou More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators swim back to shore after they departed from an inflatable raft in Women's Bay on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Sept. 20, 2017. Coast Guard aircrews conduct annual aviation water More
Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Sliker, a gunner’s mate with Air Station Kodiak’s operations center, discusses an MK-124 pyrotechnic device to aviators during the air station’s annual aviation water More
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviator holds his breath as two rescue swimmers flip a shallow water egress training chair upside down at Base Kodiak’s pool in Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 26, 2018. The SWET chair is More
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Loken, an avionics electrical technician at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., learns proper MK-124 orange smoke flare usage Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Brigantine, N.J. More
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Mh-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews swim beyond the surf during survival training at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2016. All flight crews participate in this annual training More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston air crew members swim with full gear on to an overturned life raft while performing aviation survival training at a water-sport facility near Houston, September 14, 2016. Also kn More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators help one another into an inflatable lift raft during the air station’s annual aviation water survival training in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018. These drill More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco prepare to conduct a training survival swim at Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in Sausalito, Calif. Friday September 6, 2013. Survival training is a requi More
Crew members from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., walk out of the ocean after training offshore Brigantine Beach, Sept. 17, 2014. The cold-weather training included swimming more than 100 yards off More
U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego Mh-60 Jayhawk helicopter crews enter life rafts during survival training at Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 7, 2016. All flight crews participate in this annual training that More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators help one another into an inflatable lift raft during the air station’s annual aviation water survival drills in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018. These drills More
Coast Guard members from Air Station San Francisco conduct survival swim training at Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in Sausalito, Calif., Friday, Sept. 6, 2013. The air station holds an annual training for pil More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston air crew members help each other climb into a life raft while performing aviation survival training at a water-sport facility near Houston, September 14, 2016. Also known as "wet More
Lt. Cmdr. Jon Bartel, an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, fires an MK-124 MOD-0 flare during the air station’s annual aviation water survival drills at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 20 More
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak aviators begin to swim toward an inflatable life raft in Women’s Bay, Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018. During the annual aviation water survival training, members receive instructi More
Coast Guard Air Station Houston air crew members jump into the water with full gear to begin the swim back to shore while performing aviation survival training at a water-sport facility near Houston, September More