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    Coast Guard Forward crew members conduct training while underway [Image 2 of 3]

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    Several crew members in dark navy uniforms are conducting celestial navigation exercises on the deck of a military or coast guard vessel at sea. The primary subject in the foreground is using a sextant to take a celestial or horizon sighting, while two other crew members in the background appear to be doing the same with similar instruments. The ship is underway in open ocean conditions with calm to moderate seas.

    COAST GUARD CUTTER FORWARD, AT SEA

    09.18.2013

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael De Nyse  

    U.S. Coast Guard Southeast     

    Ensign Jacob Boross, operations officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter home-ported in Portsmouth, Va., uses the sextant to plot his cutter's track line Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The sextant is used is to determine the angle between a celestial object and the horizon which is known as the object's altitude, and the data gathered can be used to calculate a position line on a nautical chart. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael De Nyse)

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    Date Taken: 09.18.2013
    Date Posted: 09.18.2013 20:20
    Photo ID: 1021147
    VIRIN: 130918-G-XO423-001
    Resolution: 3557x2237
    Size: 4.74 MB
    Location: COAST GUARD CUTTER FORWARD, AT SEA
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    Downloads: 5

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    A group of approximately 25 military and law enforcement personnel in various uniforms pose for a formal group photograph on the steps of a neoclassical stone building with large columns. The building features a carved coat of arms or emblem on its facade, suggesting it is an official government or military institution. The personnel represent multiple nations or branches, evidenced by the variety of uniform styles and colors.
    Several crew members in dark navy uniforms are conducting celestial navigation exercises on the deck of a military or coast guard vessel at sea. The primary subject in the foreground is using a sextant to take a celestial or horizon sighting, while two other crew members in the background appear to be doing the same with similar instruments. The ship is underway in open ocean conditions with calm to moderate seas.
    A person wearing a U.S. Coast Guard t-shirt is using a nautical sextant while standing on the exterior stairway of a vessel at sea. The individual is looking through the sextant's eyepiece, likely taking a celestial navigation reading. The ship's wake is visible in the background, indicating the vessel is underway.

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    multi-national naval exercise

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