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Sarah P. Duke Gardens
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Tennessee's Sarah Bowman, right, rests after winning the mile run with a time of 4 minutes 37.16 seconds as her competitors, far left, near the finish line at the Southeastern Conference indoor track and field championships in Fayetteville, Ark., Sunday, March 2, 2008.
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Hilo, HI (Oct. 31)--A Coast Guard HH65 helicopter prepares to lower an AST for a medevac off the cruise ship Statendam 120 miles east-northeast of the Big Island, Hawaii. Margaret McCormack, a female passenger aboard the Statendam, was reported ill and needed to be transported to Hilo Hospital. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (114116) ( SEARCH AND RESCUE (FOR RELEASE) )
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Photo of the H (Hotel) buoy located one mile off Honolulu Harbor. This 18,000-lb. safewater buoy has a bi-annual maintenance schedule and is the largest buoy (9-ft. X 35-ft.) in the Hawaiian Islands. Generally, these type of buoys are found in major port entrances. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112835) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
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Honolulu, HI (July 22) -- Lt. Patricia Hill, CGC Washington (WPB-1331) commanding officer and executive officer Lt. j.g. Nell Ero receives gifts from a thankful Kurt and Lisa Schweitzer. The Coast Guard rescued Kurt Schweitzer and his friends who were stranded in a skiff about 50 miles south of Kauai Island. USCG photo by PA3 Sarah Foster-Snell. (112538) ( SEARCH AND RESCUE (FOR RELEASE) )
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Musician 3rd Class Sarah Williams assigned to Navy Band Great Lakes, performs with the Navy Ceremonial Band during pre-race ceremonies .
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew service the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112913) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crewmembers work to service the 18,000-lb Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two 60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was set on station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112886) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew paints the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112928) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Coast Guard men's whaleboat rowing team competes in the Coast Guard Challenge in the Alameda-Oakland estuary April 30, 2011. Twenty-one teams rowed approximately two miles circling Coast Guard Island in Alameda. The Coast Guard mens team won first place, the womens and co-ed teams took third. The Coast Guard mens team remained undefeated since fall 2010. USCG photo by Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster (1222035) ( )
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crewmembers work to service the18,000-lb Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112883) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crewmembers rejoice after setting" the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two 60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112895) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew begin to service the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112916) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- BM3 John Bannon, Coast Guard Walnut (WLB), surfaces the 18,00-lb. Hotel buoy after it was "picked" from Honolulu Harbor. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112904) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's (WLB 205) deck crew members put the finishing touches on the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two 60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112880) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- SN Byan Grebe uses a blow torch to cut the pin on a "heat and beat" shackle from the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112919) ( COAST GUARD PEOPLE (FOR RELEASE) )
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- SN Bill Nolen. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), surfaces the 18,00-lb. Hotel buoy after it was "picked" from Honolulu Harbor. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112898) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR RELEASE)
photo: US Coastguard / Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Coast Guard Men's Whaleboat rowing team competes during the Coast Guard Whaleboat Challenge held in the Alameda-Oakland estuary April 30, 2011. Twenty-one teams rowed approximately two miles circling Coast Guard Island in Alameda. The Coast Guard mens team won first place, the womens and co-ed teams took third. The Coast Guard mens team remained undefeated since fall 2010. USCG photo by Chief Petty Officer Sarah B. Foster (1222247) ( Coast Guard Whaleboat rowers )
photo: US Coastguard / PAC Sarah B. Foster
Twenty-one teams rowed approximately two miles circling Coast Guard Island in Alameda. The Coast Guard mens team won first place, the womens and co-ed teams took third. The Coast Guard mens team remained undefeated since fall 2010.ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Group photo of the Coast Guard whaleboat rowing team receiving their first place award April 30, 2011 for the Coast Guard Challenge. Twenty-one teams rowed approximately two miles circling Coast Guard Island in Alameda. The Coast Guard mens team won
photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9 ) -- More than 400 feet of chain drag from the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut's (WLB 205) buoy deck into Honolulu waters while setting the18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two 60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was set on station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112889) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATIO
photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- A Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) deck crew member removes a split key out with vice grips while another hammers off marine growth from crusted chain. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112910) ( AIDS TO
photo: US Coastguard / PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell
Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) --- BM1 Mike Pollack, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205), uses a pin hammer to remove shackle pins from the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy chain. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112901) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATION (FOR REL
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Honolulu, HI (Dec. 9) -- BM1 Mike Pollack and BM3 Boden Pedrus, Coast Guard Cutter Walnut (WLB 205) replaces the safewater top-mark assembly on the 18,000-lb. Hotel buoy. After eight hours of labor which included surfacing, painting, replacing two-60-lb. batteries and solar panels, the buoy was re-set to its station one mile off Honolulu Harbor. Serviced bi-annually, the 35-ft. safewater buoy is the largest in the Hawaiian Islands. USCG photo by PA2 Sarah Foster-Snell (112925) ( AIDS TO NAVIGATI
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SEATTLE, Wash. (July 2)--Crews from Station Coos Bay aboard a 52-foot motor life boat Intrepid are reaching for a hoist basket lowered by an Aviation Survival Technician off an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter (Air Station North Bend). Built in 1960 to replace wooden-hulled ships that carried the same names since the 1930's, these steel-hulled 52-foot motor life boats can withstand 100-mile an hour winds and sea swells up to 35 feet. These are the only Coast Guard vessels under 65 feet that have names.M
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UMPQUA RIVER, Ore. (Jan. 11) --- Crews from Station Coos Bay aboard a 52-foot motor life boat Intrepid are reaching for a hoist basket lowered by an Aviation Survival Technician off an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter (Air Station North Bend). Built in 1960 to replace wooden-hulled ships that carried the same names since the 1930's, these steel-hulled 52-foot motor life boats can withstand 100-mile an hour winds and sea swells up to 35 feet. These are the only Coast Guard vessels under 65 feet that have
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Sammy Swindell sprint car in action
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ASTORIA, Ore. (Aug. 4) --- The nose of an HH-60 JAYHAWK helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria. Manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies in Stratford, 42 medium-range Jayhawk HH-60J helicopters are operating in the Coast Guard. With its twin T700-GE-401C engines, the Jayhawk can fly up to 300 miles offshore, remain on scene 45 minutes, hoist six people on board, and return to its point of origin with a safe fuel reserve. The H-60 will fly comfortably at 140 knots
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ASTORIA, Ore. (Aug. 4) --- The nose of an HH-60 JAYHAWK helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria. Manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies in Stratford, 42 medium-range Jayhawk HH-60J helicopters are operating in the Coast Guard. With its twin T700-GE-401C engines, the Jayhawk can fly up to 300 miles offshore, remain on scene 45 minutes, hoist six people on board, and return to its point of origin with a safe fuel reserve. The H-60 will fly comfortably at 140 knots
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ASTORIA, Ore. (Aug. 4) --- The nose of an HH-60 JAYHAWK helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria. Manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies in Stratford, 42 medium-range Jayhawk HH-60J helicopters are operating in the Coast Guard. With its twin T700-GE-401C engines, the Jayhawk can fly up to 300 miles offshore, remain on scene 45 minutes, hoist six people on board, and return to its point of origin with a safe fuel reserve. The H-60 will fly comfortably at 140 knots
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ASTORIA, Ore. (Aug. 4) --- The nose of an HH-60 JAYHAWK helicopter at Coast Guard Air Station Astoria. Manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies in Stratford, 42 medium-range Jayhawk HH-60J helicopters are operating in the Coast Guard. With its twin T700-GE-401C engines, the Jayhawk can fly up to 300 miles offshore, remain on scene 45 minutes, hoist six people on board, and return to its point of origin with a safe fuel reserve. The H-60 will fly comfortably at 140 knots