Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joshua Reeve, a boatswain’s mate stationed with Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound, in Seattle, scrapes barnacles off a buoy near Sucia Island, while servicing aids during a trip to Anacortes, Aug. 16, 2016.
Activity on the waterway depends on safe navigation and Aids to Navigation crews are an indispensable part of the navigable waterways component.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.