Chief Petty Officer Matthew Jordan, of Bixby, Okla.,

Chief Petty Officer Matthew Jordan, of Bixby, Okla., carefully maneuvers a 47’ Motor Lifeboat out to sea for a day of surf training in the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” March 13, 2014. Students at the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School learn to operate rescue boats safely in the most challenging and dangerous heavy weather surf conditions.