Faking the chain, US Coast Guard Photo
Summary
A boatswain's mate from the cutter Aspen, homeported in San Francisco, competes in the West Coast Aids to Navigation (ATON) Olympics during the chain faking competition. The ATON Olympics are annual events taking place in districts throughout the Coast Guard in which land units and cutters train and compete against each other to test their seamanship and buoy-deck rigging skills. "Faking the chain" is laying out a chain in long, parallel and overlapping lengths so that the chain will run out freely without kinking. (Art by Marty Walsh, Coast Guard Art Program)
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Date
07/06/2010
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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