KODIAK, Alaska- Coast Guard members from the air station and the medical clinic here participate in setting of pyrotechnics during annual training provided by the rescue swimmer shop here. The required training, known as wet drills, is completed by all personnel who fly in Coast Guard aircraft regularly. In addition to pyrotechnics instruction, wet drills consist of classroom instruction, a survival suit swim in Woman’s Bay, life raft training, a 75-yard swim test in full gear, and for members who work in helicopters a 2-minute tread water test and a dunk trainer. The dunk trainer simulates a helicopter crash in the water. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Christopher D. McLaughlin)
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