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Coast Guardsman directs movement of buoy

Crane Operator

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Mendez Lopez, right, a crane operator aboard Coast Guard Cutter Sycamore, follows the instruction of Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jason Todd as they launch a weather buoy at the Hinchinbrook entrance to Prince William Sound in Alaska, Dec. 10, 2018. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration buoy will transmit weather data.

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