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Petty Officer 3rd Class Connor Branson, a rescue swimmer at Air Station San Francisco, is lowered from a MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter off the coast of Marin County, Calif., Jan. 11, 2022. Air Station San Francisco conducts training with local partners to stay proficient in all search and rescue scenarios. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo Illustration by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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Petty Officer 3rd Class Clayton Maidlow, an aviation survival technician stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Oregon, surveys a flooded region of the Russian River during an overflight mission, Jan. 11, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard aircrews deployed to the San Francisco Bay Area from across the West Coast in response to the recent flooding. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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An Air Station San Diego MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter flies off the flight deck of the Coast Guard national security cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) off the coast of San Diego, March 29, 2023. Touch-and-go landings like this allow helicopter crews to maintain proficiency of landings at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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A rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City is lowered on to the back section of a nacelle during a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) off the coast Virginia as the marine protector-class patrol cutter USCGC Seahawk (WPB 87323) provides a safety zone, Oct. 17, 2023. The goal of the unique training was to identify challenges, understand limitations, and develop solutions to uphold our commitment to search and rescue and safety at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel)

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The USCGC Argus (WMSM 915), the first ship of the heritage class of medium endurance offshore patrol cutters, enters the water during a christening ceremony in Panama City, Florida, Oct. 27, 2023. The future offshore patrol cutters will complement the existing national security cutters and fast response cutters to carry out the nation's most critical maritime safety, security, and stewardship missions. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)

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The icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) keeps station while conducting crane operations alongside a multi-year ice floe for a science evolution in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 9, 2023. Healy is the Coast Guard’s only icebreaker specifically designed for Arctic research, as well as the nation’s sole surface presence routinely operating in the Arctic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter)

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Seaman Joseph Machtel, a rescue swimmer on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), practices rescue swimming techniques near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 8, 2022. Polar Star crew enjoyed a swim call shortly after crossing the equator enroute to Antarctica. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)

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Coast Guard Air Station Miami’s aircrew conduct hoist training with Coast Guard Station Islamorada, Islamorada, Florida, Nov. 17, 2022. This training is for the safe deployment and recovery of an aviation survival technician during rescue operations. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Hernandez)

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A graphic with the hashtag #Govpossible in the middle. It's set on a backdrop of a cartoonish style town with a farm, a little city, a helocopter on side and a plane.

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The Milky Way is seen over Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet, Sept. 8, 2023, in Nags Head, North Carolina. Station Oregon Inlet, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, is one of only six surf stations on the East Coast. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Andrew Winz.)

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Students and teachers aboard a 47-foot motor life boat from the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School conduct surf training near the North Head Lighthouse outside of Ilwaco, Washington, Jan. 21, 2023. The school provides resident training for Coast Guard boatswain’s mates to become proficient operators in heavy weather conditions, as well as motor life boat knowledge and standardization assessments. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steve Strohmaier)

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Two polar bears on a frozen backdrop in the Arctic.

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The crew of the USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) patrol the Northern Mariana Islands on April 23, 2024. The small 2-km-wide island of Farallon de Pajaros (also known as Uracas) is the northernmost and most active volcano of the Mariana Islands. Its relatively frequent historical eruptions dating back to the mid-19th century have caused the andesitic volcano to be called the "Lighthouse of the Western Pacific" and is part of the Mariana Trench National Marine Sanctuary. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Tim Cusak, USFWS)

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A U.S. Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot motor lifeboat crew conducts a mock tow in Monterey Bay, California, April 5, 2023. Crews work on these skills to qualify new members and maintain proficiency in the event of a real-world scenario. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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A U.S. Coast Guard Station Monterey 47-foot motor lifeboat crew preps for pump transfer and towing training in Monterey Bay, California, April 5, 2023. Crews work on these skills to qualify new members and maintain proficiency in the event of a real-world scenario. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) transits the Pacific Ocean during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022, July 30, 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29 to Aug. 4 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2022 is the 28th exercise in the series that began in 1971.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)

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