People’s Choice – Coast Guard Photo Contest, Round 5
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Written by: LT Connie Braesch
We are entering week five of the People’s Choice award for this year’s Coast Guard Photo Contest. We have put all the photos into the Coast Guard Flickr account under a set called “People’s Choice 2010.” Each photo links back to the Flickr set for you to easily share and comment on.
Here is the fifth set of photos…
MIAMI, Fla. - AMT2 Anthony Gonzales conducts his annual training ride in the Shallow Water Egress Trainer (SWET). The SWET prepares helicopter crews in the event they have to ditch in the water and escape a sinking helicopter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by AMT1 Aaron Nachlas)
MORI POINT, Calif. - An H-65 Dolphin from Air Station San Francisco conducts vertical surface/cliff operations training. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by LT Matt Udkow)
ARCTIC OCEAN - CGC Healy breaks ice ahead of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent. The two ships took part in an Arctic survey to help define the North American continental shelf. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Patrick Kelley)
LISBON, N.D. - A Coast Guard Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) flood punt monitors river conditions during the Red River and Sheyenne River flood response. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Patrick D. Kelley)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A Coast Guard helicopter from Air Station Atlantic City practices snow landings and takeoffs after a large snow storm, which left 15+ inches of snow. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by AST2 Pat Roach)
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All of these photos have been great- but I must say that photo number four in this set (LISBON, N.D) the Coasties in the boat look lost… kind of humorous from a far off perspective.
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Enjoyed looking at the photos. Thanks for what you do.
I love action shots.The coast guard must see plenty of action and get some top quality shots.There are a great collection already.now which one to pick as wallpaper ?