 My name is Petty Officer, first class Nathan Gardner. Yesterday at approximately 11.30, we got a call from Sector Mobile Coast Guard and informed us that there was a lost kayaker out to sea. At that time, we had an aircraft already spaying and ready on deck at that time. So I grabbed my star gear, we went out to the aircraft, we finished some more pre-flight checks and got off the deck, I'd say approximately 11.45 and got on scene. We got the approximate whereabouts of about two miles southeast of Phillips Inlet. And we knew it was on an orange kayak and basic demographics of him wearing a yellow t-shirt, the four-year-old white male stranded. So when we got out to, we got on scene, we spotted the kayak drifting out to sea. So we maneuvered the aircraft to fly over, make sure that was the guy that we were looking for. And then we made a second pass to make sure that there was nothing, there's no obstacles in the water that we couldn't deploy a swimmer into. And then we made the third pass we made, I jumped into the water and swam up to the individual floating on the kayak and made initial contact, asked him how he was doing, if he was okay. He seemed fairly decent. He was very, he was coherent and speaking legibly. So I knew he was physically okay. And then I asked him what he wanted to do and he said he wanted to go home. So I called the aircraft back over, the crew chief, Daniel Brantley, chief Daniel Brantley, lowered the rescue shop down to me and I put him in the rescue shop and brought him up into the aircraft and took him back, back here to NSWC, the aviation unit helipad here. Then we got met by ENTs and paramedics or standing by when we got here. I could, not exactly, I know part of the story that he told me that he was just out troll fishing and he either lost track of where he was or he told me that he got hooked into a large fish and it kind of took him out a little bit. And then after that, just the sea state and the wind just kept pushing in further and further. When I approached him, he was laying on top of the kayak. He looked a little tired, but he looked fine, physically he was fine. When he spoke, he was clear voice, so he was still fine. I do not know that. I'm not quite sure. He told me that he was out there for an hour and a half. I don't know if that means that he got out there an hour and a half ago or if he was stranded for an hour and a half. I'm not quite sure. Damn, I'd be able to tell you a little bit more. I just know that there was a jet skier on scene that was either at scene him or not seen him. That was part of the information that I had gotten. I didn't get the full story. We deploy our swimmers either at 10 feet and 10 knots, so 10 feet off the water and creeping along at 10 knots or we do it at 15 feet and zero knots. Being the first rescue here from the aviation unit, I would say that's out of the normal for us, but we do try and do it pretty regularly, so at first it was just thought of as a training mission and then everyone was just very professional. We were all worked very well together, and then it wasn't until after the entire scenario unwinded and unfolded that's kind of when it sunk in that hey, we just did this, you know. Training-wise, I'm one of the two rescue swimmers here and we have quarterly requirements, but we try to get obviously more than meet the minimum requirements, but we go to the pool and obviously we swim as much as we can and we work with the gear that we have that helps us in rescuing the survivors in the water. So we work with that pretty regularly. Here, yes. At first you don't really think about it. You kind of just do it and then afterwards you just feel grateful that you were able to help. I'm sorry? Excluding the crew, the crew we had, Lieutenant Evan Nock, Lieutenant Blaine Cardinal and my crew chief, Chief Dan Brantley. Other than them we had a great team in maintenance control, coordinated with Coast Guard and relaying all the information from Coast Guard back to the aircraft and obviously the Coast Guard and Sector Mobile had other ones that called us, so obviously they had a big play in helping this man. Hesperia, California? No, I'm just grateful that we have an asset here in Panama City that's able to respond at moments of notice to somebody that's stranded. Yeah, I think the unknown was probably the most unconcerned part, not knowing what could have happened. The training helped immensely. Without the training we'd have no idea what to do. Be out there stranded ourselves. So without the training, without continuing the training and maintaining proficiency, it'd have been extremely difficult. Did it make it just do something nice to you? No, the training is pretty all-inclusive, so we just rely on the training and it'll get you through it. I mean, there's obviously always the mental aspect of it, but if you just allow your training to just do its job, then everything will run smoothly. I'm gonna go through a read-through and you can tell me if I read it too fast or... Oh, thank you. Can you read it closer? Well, do you want me to look on camera, right? I mean, that's close enough. Okay. Okay. Sailors assigned to the... Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Detachment at Naval Support Activity, Panama City, perform their search. That's what I hate about reading copy, that's the worst part. Thank you, Tom. Okay. Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Detachment at Naval Support Activity, Panama City, perform the first search and rescue of a kayaker in the Gulf of Mexico since becoming qualified to perform search and rescues. But we have to change one thing. Mm-hmm. It was the... Division? Division, okay. Conversation, we're just talking to Ronnie. Okay. I'm to the... Picture. Radio. I love the way you're talking. That's right. All right. Ready? All right. Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City... Hey. Hey. Yeah. What's that? Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division at Naval Support Activity, Panama City, perform their first search and rescue operation of a kayaker in the Gulf of Mexico since becoming qualified to perform search and rescues. Better. Better. Try it again. All right. Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division at Naval Support Activity, Panama City, perform their search... Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Division. Okay, you can tell I haven't done this in a long time. Okay. Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center... Sailors assigned to Naval War... This is frustrating. All right. Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division at Naval Support Activity, Panama City, perform their first search and rescue of a kayaker in the Gulf of Mexico since becoming qualified to perform search and rescues. Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division at Naval Support Activity, Panama City, perform their first search and rescue of a kayaker in the Gulf of Mexico since becoming qualified to perform search and rescues. Getting better. Sailors assigned to Naval... Sailors assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division at Naval Support Activity, Panama City performed their first search and rescue of a kayaker in the Gulf of Mexico since becoming qualified to do search and rescues. I have an idea. What if it's going to come out later in the story that it's NSWC, right? Search and Rescue Sailors on board Naval Support Activity, Panama City. I mean, you know I want to get Venice the Warfare Center in there, I do, but for an intro, is that easier? Yeah, Naval Support Activity, Panama City performed their first search and rescue operation since becoming qualified to do so. We're better yet. Search and Rescue Sailors? Naval Support Activity. But they're not. You're right. In Panama City? Panama City Search and Rescue Sailors? 30. It's not such a mouthful. Can you see it? Can you read my chicken scratches? I think so. Panama City Florida Search and Rescue Sailors rescued a distressed kayaker the morning of Thursday, October 23rd. This was the first rescue since earning their SAR certification in 2011. Definitely easy to flow out. Yeah, let's try it again. You had one little stumble. Okay. Don't forget to look at Ronnie. Okay. Panama City Search and Rescue Sailors rescued a distressed kayaker the morning of Thursday, October 23rd. This was the first rescue since being... Panama City Florida Search and Rescue Sailors rescued a distressed kayaker the morning of Thursday, October 23rd. This was the first rescue since earning their SAR certification in 2011. And so then we also did... For All Hands Update, I am Petty Officer Kevin Gray. For All Hands Update, I am Petty Officer Kevin Gray.