KODIAK, Alaska – Petty Officer Joseph Metzler, a rescue swimmer at the Coast Guard air station here, explains how the importance of the emergency crew life raft to Petty Officer Naomi Young during wet drills here Wednesday. Wet drills consist of classroom training, pyrotechnic training, 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. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski)
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