Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Erin Hunter recites the oath of enlistment as she re-enlists for four years in the Coast Guard, during a break from ice rescue training near Detour Village, Mich., on Jan. 10, 2013.
Hunter and Ensign Katie Braynard (pictured at right), who administered Hunter's oath, are both assigned to the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, a 240-foot icebreaker homeported in Cheboygan, Mich.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Rebecca Polzin