Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130 Hercules airplane receives water salute [Image 1 of 2]

KODIAK, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

03.20.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray 

U.S. Coast Guard District 17

A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Kodiak receives a water cannon salute from two Coast Guard fire trucks to recognize the end of a member’s final flight as a Coast Guard pilot at Base Kodiak, Alaska, March 20, 2023.  A water salute occurs for ceremonial purposes when an aircraft travels under plumes of water expelled by one or more fire fighting vehicles. U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.

• Date Taken: 03.20.2023
• Date Posted: 03.21.2023 14:46
• Photo ID: 7693024
• VIRIN: 230320-G-TR299-1002
• Resolution: 8256x3633
• Size: 13.44 MB
• Location: KODIAK, ALASKA, US