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COVER PHOTO: A Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star boatcrew departs the cutter for training in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 6, 2016. During the training, Petty Officer 3rd Class Preston Cummings, a boatswain’s mate in the Polar Star’s deck department, completed his coxswain qualification, which is the position that pilots the boat. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst
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