Chmielak, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate whose most recent assignment was at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Millington, Tenn ...

Known as some of the toughest and most highly trained rescue personnel in the U.S. military, Coast Guard rescue swimmers—officially Aviation Survival Technicians (ASTs)—are called upon in the most ...

In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at ...

Alex Littlehales follows along on a boat as the U.S. Coast Guard performs rescue training with a helicopter crew.