Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Blaize Potts, aviation maintenance technician with Air Station Kodiak, poses in front of an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter at Air Station Kodiak Dec. 10, 2009. Potts received a "Salute to Excellence" award for a rescue of a crewman with a severe head injury from the fishing vessel Kodiak in blizzard conditions Jan. 30, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Hengen)