PORTAGE, Mich. - Chief William E. Hantzmon signals to the crane operator during a NOAA buoy hoisting operation on western Lake Superior, Nov. 12, 2008. CGC Alder is part of Operation Fall Retrieve, which switches all buoys in the Great Lakes with more durable ice buoys before the winter freezes the Lakes. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class William B. Mitchell)
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