Rick Reed, a civilian maintenance mechanic at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Florida, removes a buoy from the paint shop while at Sector Jacksonville, March 22, 2022. As part of buoy maintenance, a buoy is cleaned multiple times, any damage repaired, and primed prior to applying its signature green or red paint.

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Photo credit: © NB/TRAN / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: buoy, civilian, maintenance, mechanic