Coast guard rescue swimmer

Rescue swimmer,from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City,North Carolina,lifts Capt. Alex Arbuckle,334th Fighter Squadron pilot,out of water into HH-60J Jayhawk during search & rescue training mission,Sept.24,2015,off coast of North Carolina.Airmen from Seymour Johnson AFB,North Carolina & sailors from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City & Coast Guard Station Hobucken,North Carolina worked together to locate & rescue simulated ejected pilot & weapons systems officer as part of training…

Coast Guard rescue swimmers serve as a go-to asset in the helicopter for rescuing survivors.

In both the Navy and Coast Guard the training to become a Rescue Swimmer was challenging both mentally and physically. Jumping out of helicopters into the ocean to rescue someone is no joke and requires superb physical fitness. If you want to stay in shape and love swimming try this workout!

Before dawn on March 23, 2008, the Alaska Ranger ship sank in America's deadliest waters. As 47 souls fought for survival, the Coast Guard launched one of the most daring and dramatic rescues in history.

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When the clock tolled 12 a.m. on Feb. 12, 1983, the 605’ cargo ship Marine Electric trekked northward 30 miles off Virginia's Eastern Shore, plowing slowly through the gale-force winds and waves stirred up by a winter storm.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Diglio, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer stationed at Air Station Clearwater, Florida, is shown here in rescue gear in Air Station Clearwater's hangar, Sept. 30, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Matt Sprague)