Petty Officer 2nd Class James Aylestock is advanced to information systems technician first class during a ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR in Kodiak, Alaska, Oct. 31, 2014. Aylestock's wife and supervisor pinned on his new insignia while the cutter's executive officer read the authorization for advancement. Aylestock is a native of Buckhannon, W.Va., where he graduated from Buckhannon Upshur High School in 2001. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Keith Arnold)
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