On Oct. 8, 2020, HAI President and CEO James Viola and panelists Capt. Michael Campbell, chief of response, US Coast Guard (USCG) 11th District; Cmdr. Jim Cooley, aviation safety training manager, USCG Office of Safety and Environmental Health; and Capt. Christopher Hulser, commanding officer, USCG Aviation Training Center, discussed aviation safety from the USCG perspective. During the webinar, our panelists discussed recruiting and training a highly proficient aviation workforce managing risk preflight and on-scene during hazardous operations; sustaining aviation proficiency, recruitment, and retention goals in the wake of COVID-19; and challenges and successes in the relentless pursuit of a world-class safety culture.