Known as some of the toughest and most highly trained rescue personnel in the U.S. military, Coast Guard rescue swimmers—officially Aviation Survival Technicians (ASTs)—are called upon in the most ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MI -- A trio of U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers who normally respond to emergencies on the water found themselves responding to a medical emergency on land recently when they heard ...

Rescues like this one serve as a reminder to practice boat safety. In this case, the swimmer had his life jacket on which ...

These boots-on-the-ground rescues start from thousands of feet in the air. The busy season is just ramping up for the US Coast Guard’s Air Station Atlantic City crew, which patrols the skies and ...

A young Coast Guard rescue swimmer is being hailed as a hero after saving 165 people at Camp Mystic amid the devastating flooding in Texas.

“Coast Guard aviators in general serve a crucial function for search and rescue. Rescue swimmers play a key role in our search-and-rescue program,” he said.

TRAVERSE CITY — Three rescue swimmers, from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, responded to an unusual emergency situation Thursday afternoon. According to the Coast Guard, Petty ...

On his first-ever mission, Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan helped save 165 children from Camp Mystic during the Fourth of July Texas floods.

Coast Guard rescuer who helped save 165 lives in Texas floods recounts his training at Two Rock facility near Petaluma In his first mission, Petty Officer Scott Ruskan evacuated scores of ...

Scott Ruskan, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer and petty officer from Oxford Township in Warren County, completed his first rescue mission.