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    U.S. Coast Guard dive team arrives to Saipan to begin work on aids [Image 8 of 8]

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    A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) personnel is standing at the open rear cargo ramp of a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, on an airport tarmac. Several individuals in dark uniforms are visible inside the cargo hold, appearing to load or inspect equipment. The scene takes place under clear blue skies at what appears to be a civilian or joint-use airport.

    SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

    07.10.2026

    Photo by Lt. Gabriel LaMartina 

    U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia / Sector Guam

    A U.S. Coast Guard dive team from the Regional Dive Locker in Honolulu arrives in Saipan, aboard an HC-130J Hercules airplane deployed from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, to address affected aids to navigation in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on July 10, 2026. U.S. Coast Guard crews continue to assess and rectify discrepancies to aids to navigation, waterways, and channel conditions across the Marianas following Super Typhoon Bavi. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Gabe LaMartina)

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    Date Taken: 07.10.2026
    Date Posted: 07.10.2026 01:33
    Photo ID: 9803082
    VIRIN: 260710-G-XF418-3802
    Resolution: 1600x1200
    Size: 493.31 KB
    Location: SAIPAN, MP
    Web Views: 31
    Downloads: 4

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    A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) personnel is standing at the open rear cargo ramp of a large military transport aircraft, likely a C-130 Hercules, on an airport tarmac. Several individuals in dark uniforms are visible inside the cargo hold, appearing to load or inspect equipment. The scene takes place under clear blue skies at what appears to be a civilian or joint-use airport.

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