"Early Spring" By Doug Mills
Early spring at Windjammer Wharf with Schooners Nathaniel Bowditch and J&E Riggin making preparations for the season.[05-21-2012]
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Army troops wade ashore on "Omaha" Beach during the "D-Day" landings, 6 June 1944. They were brought to the beach by a Coast Guard manned LCVP. Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives. |
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Army troops on board a LCT, ready to ride across the English Channel to France. Some of these men wear 101st Airborne Division insignia. Photograph released 12 June 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives. |
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Coast Guard manned USS LST-21 unloads British Army tanks and trucks onto a "Rhino" barge during the early hours of the invasion, 6 June 1944. Note the nickname "Virgin" on the "Sherman" tank at left. Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives. |
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Coast Guard manned USS LST-21 unloads British Army tanks and trucks onto a "Rhino" barge during the early hours of the invasion, 6 June 1944. Note the nickname "Virgin" on the "Sherman" tank at left. Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives. |
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Landing ships putting cargo ashore on one of the invasion beaches, at low tide during the first days of the operation, June 1944. Among identifiable ships present are USS LST-532 (in the center of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd LST from right); USS LST-310 (2nd LST from right); USS LST-533 (partially visible at far right); and USS LST-524. Note barrage balloons overhead and Army "half-track" convoy forming up on the beach. Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives. |
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President Barack Obama talks with, from left, Samantha Power, former Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, and Ambassador Susan Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in the Oval Office, June 5, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) |
12:05 PM | The President departs the White House South Lawn |
12:20 PM | The President departs Joint Base Andrews |
1:35 PM | The President arrives in North Carolina Charlotte International Airport |
2:30 PM | The President tours Mooresville Middle School Mooresville, Mooresville Middle School, North Carolina |
2:55 PM | The President delivers remarks at Mooresville Middle School Mooresville, Mooresville Middle School, North Carolina |
3:45 PM | The Vice President meets with His Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain The White House |
4:15 PM | The President departs North Carolina Charlotte International Airport |
9:00 PM | The President arrives in California Local Event Time: 6:00PMMoffett Federal Airfield |
10:00 PM | The President delivers remarks at a DSCC event Local Event Time: 7:00 PMCA, Palo Alto, Private Residence |
11:25 PM | The President delivers remarks at a DSCC event Local Event Time: 8:25 PMCA, Portola Valley, Private Residence |
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State of Alaska onscene coordinator, John Engles, inspects sorbent pads placed on the deck of the BBC Arizona following identification of multiple leaking containers aboard the ship in Valdez, Alaska, June 2, 2013. Engles is an environmental prevention and emergency response specialist with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and represents the state within the incident's Unified Command. U.S. Coast Guard photo. |
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Response personnel sample transformer oil from containers aboard the BBC Arizona to positively identify potential hazards in Valdez, Alaska, June 5, 2013. Preliminary lab and field tests of several oil samples indicate no presence of polychlorinated biphenlys also referred to as PCBs, a hazardous substance sometimes associated with transformer oil. U.S. Coast Guard photo. |
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Petty Officer 1st Class Greg Livingston, a member of the Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team, observes I-beam off-loading operations on the BBC Arizona in Valdez, Alaska, June 6, 2013, following the discovery of leaking oil containers aboard the ship. The Pacific Strike Team, based in Novato, Calif., is on scene augmenting Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez personnel during oversight and monitoring of the response. U.S. Coast Guard photo. |
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Gallagher Marine Systems LLC, the Coast Guard, and Emerald Services Inc. observe offloading operations at the Valdez Container Terminal in Valdez, Alaska, June 6, 2013. North Star Terminal and Stevedore Company must remove I-beam cargo from the BBC Arizona before responders can clean-up and decontaminate the ship's leaking oil containers. U.S. Coast Guard photo. |
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A Unified Command, consisting of the City of Valdez, Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Gallagher Marine Services LLC stood up June 5, 2013, in response to container oil leaks aboard the BBC Arizona in Valdez, Alaska. Response operations June 6 focused on removal of seven large I-beams from the ship to provide better access to leaking containers during cleaning and decontamination. U.S. Coast Guard photo. |
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President Barack Obama views student projects created on laptops during a tour at Mooresville Middle School in Mooresville, N.C., June 6, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) |
11:50 AM | The President delivers a statement to reporters on the Affordable Care Act Local Event Time: 8:50 AMCalifornia, Fairmont Hotel, San Jose |
12:25 PM | The President departs San Jose, California Local Event Time: 9:25 AMMoffett Federal Air Field |
1:35 PM | The President arrives Los Angeles, California Local Event Time: 10:35 AMLos Angeles International Airport |
3:00 PM | The President delivers remarks at a DNC Fundraiser Local Event Time: 12:00 PMCalifornia, Private Residence, Santa Monica |
5:05 PM | The President departs Los Angeles, California Local Event Time: 2:05 PMLos Angeles International Airport |
5:55 PM | The President arrives Palm Springs, California Local Event Time: 2:55 PMPalm Springs International Airport |
8:00 PM | The President participates in a photo opportunity with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China Local Event Time: 5:00 PMCalifornia, Rancho Mirage, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands |
8:05 PM | The President and President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China will hold a bilateral meeting Local Event Time: 5:05 PMCalifornia, Rancho Mirage, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands |
11:00 PM | The President will hold a working dinner with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China Local Event Time: 8:00 PMCalifornia, Rancho Mirage, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands |