The hazardous and demanding but essential work of maintaining buoys and other navigational aids is never-ending. Here select crewmembers on the Coast Guard Cutter IDA LEWIS, homeported in Newport, R.I., undergo training with the Coast Guard Buoy Deck Training Team (BDTT) deployed from Yorktown, Va. US Coast Guard Art Program 2023 Collection, Ob Id # 202338, Maintaining aids to navigation, Elizabeth Whelan, oil, 12x16 inches.