Mobile, Ala. - Jaeda Sichel, 18, of Aspen Colo., puts on a pair of rescue swimmer flippers as Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Jobs an aviation survival technician, coaches her on rescue swimmer techniques at the Aviation Training Center Mobile swimming pool as part of her training to become an honorary Coast Guard rescue swimmer, July 7, 2009.The Make A Wish Foundation coordinated the day-long visit for Sichel, who is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Sichel completed training in a helicopter flight simulator, pool training with Coast Guard aviation survival technicians and participated in a real rescue swimmer training mission with an HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew. U.S. Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Tom Atkeson
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