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    Coast Guard team converts lighted navigation aids throughout Hawaiian Islands [Image 5 of 7]

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    Two personnel wearing navy blue coveralls are examining equipment on the bed of a utility truck. They appear to be inspecting or servicing a navigational buoy light assembly with illuminated green LED lenses, along with a silver equipment case. The setting appears to be an outdoor maintenance or staging area.

    HONOLULU, HAWAII, UNITED STATES

    08.28.2013

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa McKenzie 

    U.S. Coast Guard Oceania

    Members of the Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team, Honolulu, test the light-emitting diode (LED) and battery before installing it at a lighted navigation aid in Hilo Harbor, Aug. 28, 2013. ANT Honolulu is responsible for "lighting the islands," conducting routine maintenance and LED conversions on Hawaii's navigation aids. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Melissa E. McKenzie)

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    Date Taken: 08.28.2013
    Date Posted: 10.18.2013 13:41
    Photo ID: 1036778
    VIRIN: 130829-G-MT091-002
    Resolution: 5274x4912
    Size: 12.31 MB
    Location: HONOLULU, HAWAII, US
    Web Views: 128
    Downloads: 6

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    A woman wearing a blue hard hat and olive green military-style flight suit is positioned at the top of a metal tower or mast structure. She is equipped with a full safety harness system including carabiners and a red coiled safety lanyard. A US flag patch is visible on her right shoulder, indicating US military or government affiliation.
    A worker in dark uniform and safety harness is climbing a metal lattice tower via a fixed ladder, photographed from a low angle looking upward. The structure appears to be a large steel transmission or communication tower painted in a cream/yellow color. Trees and a clear blue sky are visible in the background.
    A person in blue work uniform is handling a large lead-acid battery, likely during installation or removal near a vehicle or equipment. The battery is a white/gray rectangular unit with visible cell caps, terminal posts, and warning labels. The setting appears to be outdoors or in a work environment.
    A male worker wearing U.S. Coast Guard-branded clothing is preparing or adjusting safety equipment outdoors. He is equipped with a blue hard hat, safety harness, carabiners, work gloves, and a GoPro HERO camera mounted on his chest harness. The setting appears to be a residential or semi-wooded outdoor area on a sunny day.
    Two personnel wearing navy blue coveralls are examining equipment on the bed of a utility truck. They appear to be inspecting or servicing a navigational buoy light assembly with illuminated green LED lenses, along with a silver equipment case. The setting appears to be an outdoor maintenance or staging area.
    A group of four workers wearing navy blue uniforms and hard hats are engaged in an outdoor rigging or lifting operation. They appear to be operating a makeshift crane or gin pole system using ropes and a hook to lift or lower a metal container. The setting is a vegetated outdoor area with a red pickup truck visible in the background.
    The image shows a mechanical lamp-changing device called a 'LAMPCHANGER' of type CG-6P, manufactured by CR Control Systems, Inc. of Woodstock, Vermont, and identified as property of the U.S. Coast Guard under contract DTCG40-98-D-70034. The device features six incandescent bulbs arranged radially around a central rotating mechanism, mounted on a base labeled 'TEST SAT AUGUST 2002'.

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