Lt. Cmdr. Jon Bartel, an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter pilot, fires an MK-124 MOD-0 flare during the air station’s annual aviation water survival drills at Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, Sept. 25, 2018. These mandatory drills reinforce for aviators proper procedures and proper use of equipment during emergency situations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Charly Hengen.