COAST GUARD - Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod

40th Anniversary of the Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer Program

The United States Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue Swimmer program, which celebrates its 40th anniversary, represents a pivotal and heroic capability for maritime rescue. Established following the tragic 1983 sinking of the Marine Electric, Congress mandated the Coast Guard create a program to deploy personnel directly into the water for search and rescue, recognizing the critical need to assist incapacitated survivors. Since its official establishment by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984, these elite Aviation Survival Technicians (ASTs) have become the "last hope for survival" in the most unforgiving conditions, leaping from helicopters to save lives from sinking vessels, cliff faces, and raging storms. Their demanding training and unwavering motto, "So others may live," have cemented their legacy as highly skilled professionals whose bravery and dedication continue to be vital to the Coast Guard's life-saving mission.

• 18x24" Giclee' print
• Image size: 14x21"
• Signed and numbered by the artist
• Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
• Ships carefully in a tube

*Please allow up two weeks prior to shipping
*Print care: Once you have received your new artwork, remove it from the tube and inspect for damage. Inform the studio immediately if there is damages to the print.. Unroll the print and set it face down in a clean dry place to allow the print to relax prior to framing. The paper is a very heavy duty watercolor art paper and it will need time to return to its flat state.