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NEW ORLEANS (April 27, 2005) - A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, inspects a 79-foot shrimp boat today about 77 miles southwest of Marsh Island, La. The boarding team boarded the shrimp boat Captain Christopher and discovered several violations to federal safety and environmental regulations.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 27, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon M. "Drew" Andrews, 28, of Santa Cruz, Calif., peers through a steel grate floor today during a basic engineer casualty control exercise (BECCE) aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami. BECCEs are performed in order to evaluate the engineer crew's efficiency if an emergency should occur.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 27, 2005) - The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, conducts a law enforcement patrol today in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 27, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Karl Munson, 29, of Shelter Island, N.Y., pilots a 26-foot motor surf boat while Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Diaz, 24, of Puerto Rico, keeps an eye on a boarding team who is inspecting a 79-foot shrimp boat today about 77 miles southwest of Marsh Island, La. The boarding team, from the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, boarded the shrimp boat Captain Christopher and discovered several violations to federal safety and environmental regulations.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 29, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Diaz, 24, of Caguas, Puerto Rico, (left) and Petty Officer 2nd Class William S. Bryant, 24, of Pascagoula, Miss., enter the laundry room today of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, where a simulated fire has started. The fire was part of a drill to test the crew on their efficiency in fighting fires aboard the ship.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 28, 2005) - Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Aaron J. Casavant, 23, of Littleton, Colo., works out on a cardio exercise machine today in the laundry room onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami. As the ship's supply officer, Casavant works out three to four times a week to help him better prepare for any challenges which may lay ahead.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 29, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Paton, of Boulder, Colo., awaits further instruction after fighting a simulated fire today in the workout room onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami. The crew aboard the Valiant practices fire-fighting drills regularly in order to prepare for real-life emergencies.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 29, 2005) - A boatcrew from the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, jump a wave in the Gulf of Mexico today.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 30, 2005) - Spent shell casings from a 50-caliber machine gun lay on the deck of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, today after they were used to sink a 50-gallon steel drum in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NEW ORLEANS (May 1, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael A. Perez, 21, of Miami, keeps a steady arm today as he pilots the 21-foot law enforcement boat he is on to conduct a boarding of a shrimp boat about 11 miles south of Fourchon Pass, La. Perez is one of 75 crewmembers stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 30, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Lorenzo Ladaga, 27, of Miami, exits the berthing area today in order to help lower the anchor onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami. The crew aboard the Valiant will face rough seas and poor weather during the evolution.
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NEW ORLEANS (May 2, 2005) - Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Chris E. Soto, 24, of West New York, N.J., cuts the hair of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Derevjanik, 40, of Anaheim, Calif., today in his make-shift barber shop "Caribbean Cuts" aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami. Soto started cutting hair while in prep school and hopes to own and manage his own barbershop.
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NEW ORLEANS (May 1, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class William S. Bryant, 24, of Pascagoula, Miss., rests his head today as a boarding team inspects a shrimp boat in the Gulf of Mexico about 11 miles south of Fourchon Pass, La. Bryant and the boarding team are stationed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami.
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NEW ORLEANS (May 4, 2005) - Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, pass a fuel line today to an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans during a training exercise in the Gulf of Mexico. In addition to in-air refueling exercises, the crews also performed tie-down and other various exercises.
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NEW ORLEANS (May 3, 2005) - Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Goodson, 28, of Burlington, N.C., spends his leisure time today playing the guitar on the fantail of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami.
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NEW ORLEANS (April 27, 2005) - The American flag aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, homeported in Miami, waves in the sun during a law enforcement patrol in the Gulf of Mexico today.
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