Photo/Video Release: Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department participate in joint cliff rescue training

HONOLULU -- Crews from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point and the Honolulu Fire Department conduct cliff-rescue exercises at Koko Head Crater Nov. 23, 2010.

Rescue crews and training mannequins from the Coast Guard and fire department are lowered onto a cliff and then hoisted back into the aircraft, simulating an actual rescue.

It was great working with the Honolulu Fire Department today," said Lt. katie Ryan, an HH-65 rescue helicopter pilot with Air Station Barbers Point. "We got some excellent training done and made strides to increase our inter-agency operability which greatly increases our combined response capabilities to the public."

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U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Henderson.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Terry Seelig and Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Henderson.

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