Coast Guard Fifth District helicopter rescue video, two guys stranded on a 140 foot high tower. That is not an easy rescue by any standards, and their ability to pull those guys out is a testament to the skill of the pilot, the cable operator, and the AST on the end of the cable.
Bravo Zulu, guys.

on Feb 28th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Yay Coasties! Wasn’t the CG the last remaining Service to maintain use of the esteemed M1 Carbine? :-)
on Feb 29th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Man, they did make that look easy! Great work, guys.