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  1. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    6 hours ago
    Chicamacomico Life Saving Station (4 photos)
    Pictures from Chief Steven Wilkes Advancement Ceremony at the old Chicamacomico Life Saving Station.

    Leading the Advancement Ceremony was Capt. Anthony Popiel, Commanding Officer of Sector North Carolina in Wilmington, N.C.
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  3. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 22
    Coast Guard crew conducts member's first re-enlistment wearing...
    Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Brown, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew, conducts a re-enlistment with Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Thrift, an electrician's mate aboard the Frank drew, while wearing survival... suits in the Elizabeth River near the cutter, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Thrift joined the Coast Guard March 2, 2004 and re-enlisted for another three years. U.S. Coast Guard video by Seaman Andrew LeeSee More
    — at Portsmouth, Va.
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  4. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 22
    USCGC Albacore crew during SEOPS training
    Coast Guard Cutter Albacore crewmen participate in fire drills in the cutter's engine room during SEOPS training, Feb. 21, 2013. The five day SEOPS training happens every 18-24 months and provides a team of testers to assess, train and evaluate the collective performance of the crew using emergency operation scenarios. U.S. Coast Guard video by the USCGC Albacore. — in Virginia Beach, VA.
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  5. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 21
    Here is a great story on how a sailing vessel using EPIRB was located by the Coast Guard and assisted by an AMVER vessel.

    Story and photo at the link below:
    https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/4007/1705735/
    Photo: Here is a great story on how a sailing vessel using EPIRB was located by the Coast Guard and assisted by an AMVER vessel. Story and photo at the link below: https://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/4007/1705735/
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  6. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 21
    An aircrew aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flew more than 1100 miles round trip from the air station to approximately 100 miles east of Nantucket, Mass., to drop two dewatering pumps to the 80-foot fishing vessel Megan Marie, which was taking on water.
    Photo: An aircrew aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flew more than 1100 miles round trip from the air station to approximately 100 miles east of Nantucket, Mass., to drop two dewatering pumps to the 80-foot fishing vessel Megan Marie, which was taking on water.
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  7. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 21
    A dewatering pump is shown being dropped from an aircrew aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to the Megan Marie, an 80-foot fishing vessel, which was taking on water approximately 100 miles ...east of Nantucket, Mass., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. A Coast Guard cutter arrived on scene shortly after to escort the vessel back to shore. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Elizabeth CitySee More
    Photo: A dewatering pump is shown being dropped from an aircrew aboard an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to the Megan Marie, an 80-foot fishing vessel, which was taking on water approximately 100 miles east of Nantucket, Mass., Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. A Coast Guard cutter arrived on scene shortly after to escort the vessel back to shore. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Air Station Elizabeth City
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  8. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 20
    Master Chief Petty Officer George Lopez meets with students at W. H. Taylor Elementary School while serving as Principal for a Day on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Master Chief Lopez shadowed Taylor principal Mary Ann Bowen around the school to... meet with students and teachers and hoped to lay foundations for further partnership between Coast Guard personnel and Taylor students. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Malacaria.See More
    Photo: Master Chief Petty Officer George Lopez meets with students at W. H. Taylor Elementary School while serving as Principal for a Day on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Master Chief Lopez shadowed Taylor principal Mary Ann Bowen around the school to meet with students and teachers and hoped to lay foundations for further partnership between Coast Guard personnel and Taylor students. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Malacaria.
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  9. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 20
    A student asks Master Chief Petty Officer George Lopez about his service ribbons during a Principal for a Day event at W. H. Taylor elementary school Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Master Chief Lopez shadowed Taylor principal Mary Ann Bowen arou...nd the school to meet with students and teachers and hoped to lay foundations for further partnership between Coast Guard personnel and Taylor students. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Malacaria.See More
    Photo: A student asks Master Chief Petty Officer George Lopez about his service ribbons during a Principal for a Day event at W. H. Taylor elementary school Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Master Chief Lopez shadowed Taylor principal Mary Ann Bowen around the school to meet with students and teachers and hoped to lay foundations for further partnership between Coast Guard personnel and Taylor students. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Malacaria.
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  12. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 19
    The Coast Guard Cutter Block Island towed a disabled 43-foot sailboat approximately 100 miles lasting 24 hours from 17 miles off Oregon Inlet, N.C. to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel near Virginia Beach.

    http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1706027/Coast-Guard-rescues-2-from-disabled-sailboat-17-miles-off-Oregon-Inlet-NC
    Photo: The Coast Guard Cutter Block Island towed a disabled 43-foot sailboat approximately 100 miles lasting 24 hours from 17 miles off Oregon Inlet, N.C. to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel near Virginia Beach. http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1706027/Coast-Guard-rescues-2-from-disabled-sailboat-17-miles-off-Oregon-Inlet-NC
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  15. U.S. Coast Guard Mid-Atlantic
    February 5
    Snow falls on the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin in the mouth of the Potomac River while the crew cuts the chafe of a buoy mooring chain, Jan. 25, 2013. The James Rankin and the crew aboard are responsible for maintenance of more than 400 buoys in the upper Chesapeake Bay, including the Potomac River. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew R. Phelps
    Photo: Snow falls on the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin in the mouth of the Potomac River while the crew cuts the chafe of a buoy mooring chain, Jan. 25, 2013. The James Rankin and the crew aboard are responsible for maintenance of more than 400 buoys in the upper Chesapeake Bay, including the Potomac River. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew R. Phelps
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