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First Litter of 3 Black-footed ferret Kits born at the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in 2005
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Anchored to a Canadarm2 mobile foot restraint Garrett Reisman conducts the mission's first spacewalk.
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A Orion VII 30-foot bus on its first day of service on the 66-Quintara line. It will replace its predecessors, the Orion, which initiated service in 1990.
photo: US Coastguard / Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen
CHATHAM, Mass. - Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Johnson pilots one of the Coast Guard's only 42-foot motor lifeboats as the Coast Guard's last 44-foot motor lifeboat and a Coast Guard helicopter pass by. The 44-foot lifeboat was the first one built for the Coast Guard and is the only one still in Coast Guard operation. The 42-foot lifeboat is one of only two in existence and was created for Station Chatham's shallow, breaking bar and surf conditions. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Laur
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Avalanche Lake
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The U.S Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell, homeported in Portland, Me., travels up the Khawr Abd Allah river in Iraq March 28, 2003. Four Coast Guard 110 foot patrol boats are currently patrolling the waters off Iraq, the first time Coast Guard 110 foot patrol boats have been deployed to a theater of war since Vietnam. (133675) ( 256.jpg )
photo: US Coastguard / PA3 Kurt Fredrickson
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, Wash. (Feb. 13, 2003)--The Invincible II represents one of four remaining 52-foot motor lifeboats still in service. All four of the 52-foot boats met for the first time since 1998 at Station Cape Disappointment, WA. Feb. 13, 2003. The 52-foot motor lifeboats are built to withstand the most severe conditions at sea and are capable of resues under the most dificult circumstances. USCG photo by PA3 Kurt Fredrickson (86969) ( MOTOR LIFEBOAT INVINCIBLE II (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson
NEW YORK-A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station New London takes attendees of Station New London's response boat acceptance ceremony for a tour on the station's new 45-foot response boat medium, New London, Conn., October 28, 2010. The 45-foot response boat medium is the first delivered to the station to replace the aging 41-foot utility boats that have been in use for over 25-years. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson (1038211) ( )
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The Denali Highway passes through the Alaska Range and offers travelers a close up-look at some of the lower peaks
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NSSL´s first research Doppler Weather Radar. Radar dish in the foreground. Triangular panels of protective fiberglass radar dome are in the background. The dish has a 30-foot diameter. (Sanctuary Collection Photo) KLeo
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First rank with pikes defending upwards and second rank protects the first with horizontal pikes
photo: WN / Sebastián Castillos
River Plate's Sergio Souza foots on the ball during the first period of the match that ended River Plate 4 vs Vitoria 1, Copa Nissan Sudamericana, Centenario Stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay, 22th September, 2009
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Bank Foot Metro station
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Mantis (roller coaster).
photo: Creative Commons / JÄNNICK Jérémy
Mantis (roller coaster).
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Mantis (roller coaster).
photo: Creative Commons / Martin H.
The Waldo-Hancock Bridge was the first long-span suspension bridge erected in Maine, as well as the first permanent bridge across the Penobscot River below Bangor.
photo: US Coastguard / Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer First Class David Mosley
In this photo released by the Coast Guard, a 25-foot defender class response boat crew operates in the Arctic waters off of Barrow, Alaska, Aug. 27. The 25-foot boat, is the primary safety and security response boat for the Coast Guard, which is crewed by three-members of Coast Guard Station Valdez. (Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer First Class David Mosley) (649326) (.JPG )
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Seaman Apprentice Brett O. Davidson, 20, of Orlando Fl., works a line onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak, homeported in Sandy Hook, NJ., in the North Arabain Gulf off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003. The Adak is one of four 110 foot patrol boats in the Gulf region in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - the first time 110 foot patrol boats have been deployed to a theater of war since Vietnam. (133742) ( 282.jpg )
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Seaman Apprentice Brett O. Davidson, 20, of Orlando Fl., works a line onboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak, homeported in Sandy Hook, NJ., in the North Arabain Gulf off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003. The Adak is one of four 110 foot patrol boats in the Gulf region in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - the first time 110 foot patrol boats have been deployed to a theater of war since Vietnam. (133745) ( 283.jpg )
photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Kimberly R. Smith
NORFOLK, VA. (June 11, 2003)--Twin sisters, Courtney and Leslea Rose, wait for their father, BM1 Mark Rose from the 110-foot cutter Pea Island, before the welcome home ceremony at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va. The Dallas escorted the four returning 110-foot cutters for their first trans-Atlantic crossing returning from supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. USCG photo by PA1 Kimberly R. Smith (90423) ( WELCOME HOME (FOR RELEASE) )
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03/06/03, North Arabian Sea -Boatswain Mate First Class Dave Phillips, 34, of Savannah, Ga., a boarding officer off of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Boutwell, homeported in Alameda Ca., patrols alongside the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Adak, a 110 foot patrol boat, homeported in Highlands, NJ. The Adak is on one of four 110 foot Coast Guard patrol boats in the Persian Gulf in suport of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (133304) ( 123.jpg )
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Nordstrom Wing
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul Cage
A Spanish participant completes the first five kilometers of the 10-kilometer foot race during Naval Station Rota's Morale Welfare and Recreations duathlon.
photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Kimberly Smith
NORFORK, Va. (June 11, 2003)--Petty Officer 3rd Class John Savastano from the 110-foot cutter Bainbridge Island, kisses his 11-month-old son, Josh, after the cutter moors at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va. The Dallas escorted the four returning 110-foot cutters for their first trans-Atlantic crossing returning from supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. USCG photo by PA1 Kimberly Smith (91260) ( WELCOME HOME (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Kimberly Smith
NORFORK, Va. (June 11, 2003)--Petty Officer 3rd Class John Savastano from the 110-foot cutter Bainbridge Island, kisses his 11-month-old son, Josh, after the cutter moors at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va. The Dallas escorted the four returning 110-foot cutters for their first trans-Atlantic crossing returning from supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. USCG photo by PA1 Kimberly Smith (91263) ( WELCOME HOME (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Kimberly R. Smith
NORFOLK, VA. (June 11, 2003)--Petty Officer 3rd Class John Savastano from the 110-foot cutter Bainbridge Island, kisses his 11-month-old son, Josh, after the cutter moors at Nauticus in Norfolk, Va. The Dallas escorted the four returning 110-foot cutters for their first trans-Atlantic crossing returning from supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. USCG photo by PA1 Kimberly R. Smith (90402) ( WELCOME HOME (FOR RELEASE) )
photo: US Coastguard / Petty Officer 3rd Class James Rhodes, U.S. Coast Guard.
CHATHAM, Mass. Congressman William Delahunt, representing the tenth Congressional District of Massachusetts, and Rear Admr. Daniel Neptun, commander of the First Coast Guard District board a Coast Guard 42-foot special purpose craft at Coast Guard Station Chatham, Oct. 25, 2010. Congressman Delahunt and Admr. Neptun discussed the new 42-foot boat being built for the station. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Rhodes, U.S. Coast Guard. (1035115) ( Congressman Delahunt and Rear Admr. Daniel Ne
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Workers apply the finishing touches to Pottery Barn, adjacent to the flagship GAP store.
photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Tom Sperduto
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (March 27, 2003)--The U.S Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell, homeported in Portland, Me., travels up the Khawr Abd Allah River in Iraq March 28, 2003. Four Coast Guard 110 foot patrol boats are currently patrolling the waters off Iraq, the first time Coast Guard 110 foot patrol boats have been deployed to a theater of war since Vietnam. USCG photo by PA1 Tom Sperduto (87413) ( OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (FOR RELEASE) )