Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Neff, an aviation maintenance technician at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, gives Petty Officer 3rd Class Jack Lacey, an aviation survival technician, a helping hand at the end of a vertical surface hoist evolution near Spruce Cape on Kodiak Island March 6, 2014. A newly qualified flight mechanic, the completion of this vertical surface training check ride now allows Neff to stand duty as part of the crew on any Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Tracey Mertens)