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    Transfer of Coast Guard reins to the Arctic [Image 1 of 5]

    Transfer of Coast Guard reins to the Arctic

    SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

    07.14.2016

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross 

    U.S. Coast Guard District 13

    Capt. Michael Davanzo (left) addresses Capt. Matthew Walker (right) during his speech at the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 14, 2016.

    As record amounts of ice melt open the resource-rich polar regions to increased vessel traffic, the Coast Guard’s role in safeguarding maritime transit and national security, is left on shoulders of the crews of the nation’s only two icebreakers, the Polar Star and the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.

    U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 07.14.2016
    Date Posted: 07.14.2016 18:25
    Photo ID: 2722527
    VIRIN: 160714-G-LB229-171
    Resolution: 4256x2832
    Size: 3.84 MB
    Location: SEATTLE, WA, US

    Web Views: 50
    Downloads: 3

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