Coast Guard Seaman Garrett Byrd, a crew member at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, prepares to deploy the anchor on a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium near the station Feb. 17, 2017. Trainees like Byrd are required to demonstrate proficiency in tasks like anchoring before earning a boat crew qualification.

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