Coast Guard Station Sand Key and Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater conduct search and rescue training
Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Loesch, a rescue swimmer assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, conducts a sling hoist with a rescue dummy into a hovering MH-60 Jayhawk during search and rescue training in Sand Key, Florida, Aug. 13, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater has an area of responsibility that encompasses over 400 nautical miles of coastline along the west coast of Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Riley Perkofski)