Aviation Survival Technician
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Aviation Survival Technician is a rating or job specialty in the United States Coast Guard. Rescue swimmer is the collateral duty or aircrew position of the AST. They are trained at the U.S. Coast Gua
U.S. Coast Guard HH-3F Pelican hoists a swimmer, the first helicopter used for rescue swimming.
Coast Guard rescue swimmers from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City train off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey.
AST demonstrating a rescue.
A rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is hoisted back into an HH-60 Jayhawk after retrieving a rescue training dummy.
The Guardian (2006 film)
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The Guardian is a 2006 American action-adventure drama film directed by Andrew Davis. The film stars Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher. The title of the film refers to a legendary figure within the fil
Aviation Survival Technician
…including as aircrew on fixed-wing assets, at Coast Guard fire departments and as instructors at any of the various training commands. The 2006 movie The Guardian featured Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher as well as a number of actual ASTs and Coast Guardsmen as extras, and told a fictional story of two rescue…
Theatrical release poster
A wave pool used during filming
A ship located on a hydraulic gimbal used for filming