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Seaman Jared Lawhead, a crewmember at Coast Guard Station Niagara, in Youngstown, N.Y., reaches for an orange life ring with a boat hook during a man overboard drill on the 33-foot Special Purpose Craft- Law Enforcement in the Lower Niagara River, Aug 4, 2012. Man overboard drills are part of boat crewman training. (Coast Guard photo by Seaman Patrick Kern)...
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Smith and Seaman Granger Hieronymus, both members at Station Alexandria Bay in Wellesley Island, N.Y., get fit tested for the M40A chemical biological mask as part of weapons of mass destruction training at Station Alexandria Bay, Aug 4, 2012. Training on the mask is part of the Coast Guards boarding team member qualifications. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 08.09.2012
Members of Coast Guard Station Erie, Pa., celebrate Coast Guard Day with crews from Customs and Border Protection, West Lake Fire Department, and Pennsylvania Departments of Conservation and Natural Resources at Station Erie, Aug. 3, 2012. Members of Station Erie work closely with their counterparts in the other agencies. (Photo courtesy of Dan Powell, a park ranger with Presque Isle State Park)...
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Petty Officer Christopher Scott, an engineer at Station Buffalo, conducts boat checks on a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, at Station Buffalo, Aug. 3, 2012. Boat checks are conducted every morning to make sure the boats are in condition for emergency response. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Alfredo Rangel)...
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Shane Gehrke, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock, stands at parade rest on the fantail of the Hollyhock facing Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy Frederick, a member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay, who also stands at parade rest on the bow of the Neah Bay before preforming evening colors on their perspective cutters in Grand Haven, Mich., Aug 3,......
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Lt. Robert Wright, Lt. j.g. Jonna Clouse, Petty Officers 2nd Class Ryan Hutchins and Eric Lieb , a members of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., take a moment to pose for a picture with Roscoe,the mascot of the Milwaukee Admirals, a professional hockey team during a tour or Station Milwaukee, Aug. 3, 2012. Roscoe was among representative from the team who visited the station during......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 08.08.2012
Coast Guard Chief Mark Machunis , Petty Officer 2nd ClassAdam Richards, Petty Officers 3rd Class Eric Coy and Anna Whitemore, marine safety specialist at Marine Safety Detachment Messena, N.Y., recover boom from the Raquette River in Potsdam, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2012. The boom was originally placed in the river to prevent storm debris from entering intakes of the Potsdam Hydro-Electric Plant, in......
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Kurt Benson, a marine inspector at Sector Buffalo, instructs a crewmember of a small passenger vessel in proper man overboard recovery procedures in Ithaca, N.Y., Aug. 2, 2012. Marine inspectors conduct man overboard drills as part of every inspection, crewmembers must demonstrate proficiency in emergency procedures or the boat will not be able to get underway with passengers. (Coast Guard......
