CLEARWATER, Fla. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Joel Ouellette, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, washes down an HC-130 Hercules aircraft shortly after it touched down following a long flight Jan. 14, 2011. Planes are washed down to remove any salt from the plane's exterior after a flight. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Simpson.