(Left to right) Seaman Brandon Penny, Fireman Cody Schwengler, Petty Officer 2nd Class Randall Dowdy and Seaman Christopher Alcala, helicopter tie-down personnel aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Alert, run underneath spinning blades after installing primary tie downs on a Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin Helicopter on Alert's flight deck during helicopter operations in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, Sept. 26, 2012. Alert's crew is underway performing drills and exercises in preparation for an upcoming deployment.