Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Thornton and Chief Petty Officer Spencer Greer, both boatswain's mates aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Fir, ensure a member of the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group safely climbs down a Jacobs Ladder during a joint-agency operation off the coast of northern Oregon, June 22, 2016.
The crew of the Fir assisted in deploying the special forces group, two Zodiac rigid-hulled inflatable boats and other equipment as part of a culminating event of a 3-week operations exercise.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.