Fast Rope Demonstration Image: This is Frank's donation for the 2021 Coast Guard Art Collection. This painting won Frank the coveted George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence. The award is the Coast Guard Art Program’s (COGAP) highest honor.
This is Frank's donation for the 2021 Coast Guard Art Collection. This painting won Frank the coveted George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence. The award is the Coast Guard Art Program’s (COGAP) highest honor.

Fast Rope Demonstration

  • Oil on board
  • 16 x 20 x 1 in
  • Frank E. Gaffney
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This is my donation for the 2021 Coast Guard Art Collection.

This painting won Frank the coveted George Gray Award for Artistic Excellence. The award is the Coast Guard Art Program’s (COGAP) highest honor.

Service members from the San Diego-based Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team West fast rope from a Coast Guard HH-60 Jay Hawk helicopter down to the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) during San Francisco’s Fleet Week Parade of Ships, Oct. 11, 2019. MSRT-West service members undergo advanced training and are technically proficient in specialized techniques to operate alongside federal, state and local partners to protect the nation from threats at sea and in air. U.S. Coast Guard video for reference.

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