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Date: September 25, 2009

Contact: Public Affairs Det. Baltimore

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Coast Guard member prepares for certification

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Firestone and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eldred Fouche, both members at Coast Guard Station Oxford, Md., conduct an area of responsibility test to qualify Firestone as a certified boat crew member, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Certification is a formal process used by a command to examine and attest to an individual's ability to be a qualified member of a Coast Guard boat crew. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell)

BALTIMORE - Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Firestone and Petty Officer 2nd Class Eldred Fouche, both members at Coast Guard Station Oxford, Md., conduct an area of responsibility test to qualify Firestone as a certified boat crew member, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. Certification is a formal process used by a command to examine and attest to an individual's ability to be a qualified member of a Coast Guard boat crew. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Robert Brazzell)

 

 

 

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