DATE: January 17, 2008 10:03:27 EST
Document Number: 1896
Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin
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Fifth District
U.S. Coast Guard
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Date: Jan. 15, 2008
Contact: (410) 576-2541
PA3 Ayla Stevens
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Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin
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A crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin climbs down from a buoy after completing maintenance on its lights. Lighted buoys are used to help aid ships while transiting at night. Photo by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class John Edwards.
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Lt. Wayne Wallace, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, shows Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Cole where the next buoy that will be worked on is located. CGC James Rankin maintains buoys thoughout the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ayla Stevens.
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Seaman Apprentice Donald Drayton tends a line that guides a buoy off the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, Md., and into the Chesapeake Bay. Guiding the buoys properly is important to the safety of the crew. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Edwards.
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Mark Grandjean prepares chimichangas for the crews afternoon meal. As a food service specialist, Grandjean is responsible for purchasing and preparing food for the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin's 26 crewmembers. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ayla Stevens.
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