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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Scott, a student in the Cold Water Ice Diving (CWID) course, gives the OK signal as he surfaces from the water tank at the Minnesota School of Diving, Minnesota, Feb. 1, 2022. The CWID course trains and prepares military divers for diving operations in high-latitude environments.

U.S. Coast Guard diver, a student in the Cold Water Ice Diving (CWID) course, gives the okay signal as he surfaces from the water tank at the Minnesota School of Diving, Minnesota, Feb. 1, 2022. The CWID course trains and prepares military divers for diving operations in high-latitude environments. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jessica Fontenette)

USCGC Stone conducts damage control training drills

Crew members from USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) conduct damage control training team drills and respond to a simulated fire in the laundry room aboard the cutter in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 23, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard maintains its readiness to combat illegal maritime activities through running and responding to drills and scenarios every day. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Kearney)

Cape May County holds Veterans Day Ceremony

CAPE MAY, N.J. - Capt. Kathy Felger, the commanding officer of Training Center Cape May, and members of the recruit ceremonial honor guard participate in a Cape May County Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11, 2021, at Naval Air Station Wildwood in New Jersey. The Coast Guard is a branch of the Armed Forces and recognizes all our veterans and their families for their service to our country. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Tamargo

Congressman Salud Carbajal observes Coast Guard training in Miami

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami conducts a search and rescue exercise in Miami Oct. 11, 2021. Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-24th/CA), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, observed the exercise aboard a Coast Guard small boat from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee/Released)

K9s of Maritime Safety and Security Team Houston

Coast Guard K9 crews pose for a photo at Maritime Safety and Security Team Houston, Texas, Feb. 3, 2022. These two K9 and handler duos make up two of the nine Coast Guard K9 crews in the Atlantic area and solely conduct explosive detection. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)

MOPIC Project - A Visit to Bayonne

A Sector New York enforcement team at the Bayonne port container terminal for the opening and inspection of a container with a team from the Sector New York Prevention department. The teams were out in support of a Coast Guard Motion Picture Office (MOPIC) project highlighting the work done in New York and Long Island Sound by USCG (US Coast Guard Photo by Dan Henry, USCG New York Public Affairs)

U.S. Coast Guard, Haitian Coast Guard interdict suspected drug smugglers

A Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) small boat crew and cutter crewmembers conduct a contraband transfer following an interdiction near Gonave Island, Haiti, Oct. 27, 2021. The suspected smugglers and contraband were transferred to the Haitian Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Coast Guard Cutter Waesche patrols Bering Sea

During a brief stop for logistics in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, a bald eagle made Coast Guard Cutter Waesche’s dual point davit its home for the afternoon. The Waesche was deployed to the Bering Sea from Nov. 13, 2021 to Jan. 29, 2022 to enforce compliance of fisheries regulations and to act as the standby search and rescue cutter for the Alaskan fishing fleet.

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