A Coast Guard crewmember from Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound, in Seattle, climbs a ladder in order to service a fixed light beacon near North Swinomish Channel, Aug. 17, 2016.
Servicing Aids to Navigation is not a glamorous job and isn’t often highlighted, but it is vitally critical in the prevention of search and rescue cases our Coast Guard men and women perform daily.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ali Flockerzi.