Coasts Guard Helicopter Rodeo

Flight crews from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., participated in the third annual MH-60 Rodeo June 17, 2009. The MH-60 Rodeo is a competition and obstacle course that tests skills and builds teamwork among flight crews. Rodeo events include directing a trail line into a barrel from 100 feet in the air , and attempting to maneuver an 800 lb. weight into a concrete barrier as judges look on from below. Coast Guard Video by PA2 Shawn Eggert