U.S. Army aircrew recovers buoy [Image 4 of 4]

ASTORIA, OREGON, UNITED STATES

12.12.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read      

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

An aircrew aboard a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter, from Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash., lowers a buoy into the water near the Coast Guard Cutter Fir at Tongue Point in Astoria, Ore., after assisting the Coast Guard recover the buoy from a beach adjacent to theTillamook Bay in Garibaldi, Ore., Dec. 12, 2016.

The buoy weighs about 14,000 pounds and was too heavy for a Coast Guard helicopter to transport.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.

• Date Taken: 12.12.2016
• Date Posted: 12.12.2016 20:55
• Photo ID: 3053057
• VIRIN: 161212-G-AW789-1211
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 3.2 MB
• Location: ASTORIA, OREGON, US
• Hometown: ASTORIA, OREGON, US
• Hometown: JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US