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    Coast Guard Cutter SPAR [Image 4 of 4]

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    Three U.S. Coast Guard personnel are viewing a historical display wall that includes framed photographs, documents, and a SPAR recruitment poster. The central figure, identified by name tape as 'PRICE-O'HARA,' appears to be a senior officer examining the exhibit. The display appears to commemorate the SPARs, the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.

    AT SEA

    09.03.2010

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    U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

    Cmdr. Keith Ropella, commanding officer Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, dsicusses the legacy of the SPARs with Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, vice commandant, during a visit aboard the SPAR Sept. 3, 2010. SPAR's officer and chief's mess detialed the crew's experience in the Arctic as part of severla annual exercises for Brice-O'Hara and Alice Hill, senior counselor to the secretary of Homeland Security, as well as the many challenges of operating in Alaska. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis.)

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    Date Taken: 09.03.2010
    Date Posted: 09.04.2010 01:21
    Photo ID: 315423
    VIRIN: 100903-G-6458F-003
    Resolution: 2100x1500
    Size: 1.46 MB
    Location: AT SEA
    Web Views: 101
    Downloads: 5

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    The image is taken from the open rear cargo ramp of a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, flying over icy polar waters. Three individuals are visible in silhouette on the ramp, observing two red-hulled icebreaker vessels navigating through sea ice below. The scene suggests a polar resupply or reconnaissance mission in an Arctic or Antarctic environment.
    A U.S. Coast Guard briefing is taking place in what appears to be an operations or command room. A male Coast Guard officer in a flight suit is pointing at maps or charts on a table while a civilian woman and a female Coast Guard officer observe. Additional Coast Guard personnel are visible in the background.
    A U.S. Coast Guard officer is conducting a briefing or tour aboard a Coast Guard vessel, identified as USCGC Alex Haley (WMEC-39), based on the cap insignia. The officer is standing at a control console and appears to be explaining ship systems to two civilian or senior personnel visitors. The setting is an interior compartment of the vessel, likely the bridge or an engineering control room.
    Three U.S. Coast Guard personnel are viewing a historical display wall that includes framed photographs, documents, and a SPAR recruitment poster. The central figure, identified by name tape as 'PRICE-O'HARA,' appears to be a senior officer examining the exhibit. The display appears to commemorate the SPARs, the women's reserve of the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II.

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    Sally Brice-O\'Hara
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