Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelly Yost, an electrician's mate stationed at Aids to Navigation Puget Sound, admires the view while underway with her crew in Bellingham, Wash., Aug. 16, 2016. Today, the Coast Guard establishes, maintains and operates approximately 49,700 visual aids to navigation, requiring the efforts of 2,564 military personnel assigned to 76 cutters, 61 aids to navigation teams, and four small boat stations with aids to navigation responsibilities. Coast Guard

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