The Coast Guard was represented in the air show by the HH-65 Dolphin Helicopter.
The Dolphin was selected in 1979 as a replacement for the HH-52 Sea Guard. Unlike its predecessor, the Dolphin can not perform water landings.
The Dolphin carries a crew of four - pilot, co-pilot, rescue swimmer and flight mechanic.
It is used in many roles. For today's demonstration, they were showing how it would undergo a rescue operation. In this picture, the basket is being lowered to the "water".
Being raised back up. Under normal circumstances, this would have a person in it.
This is the rescue swimmer being lifted up.
The Helicopter took a final pass before it headed back to its base at Selfridge.
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