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  2. Day shapes - Wikipedia

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    Day shapes of standard and reduced sizes are both commercially available. Day shapes are commonly constructed from a light weight frame covered with fabric and are designed to be collapsible for ease of storage. A US Navy sailor lowers day shapes "ball, diamond, ball", signaling the end of restricted maneuvering

  3. List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks - Wikipedia

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    However, all other uniforms use the fouled anchor device to denote rank. It consists of a fouled anchor with the Coast Guard Shield (in silver) superimposed, with stars above the anchor to indicate higher paygrades, similar to the dress blue insignia. The proper form of address to a chief petty officer is simply "Chief".

  4. Badges of the United States Coast Guard - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Coast Guard ribbons and badges as shown on the uniform of former Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael Leavitt. Badges of the United States Coast Guard are issued by the Department of Homeland Security to members of the United States Coast Guard to denote certain qualifications, achievements, and postings to certain assignments.

  5. Navigation light - Wikipedia

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    Watercraft navigation lights must permit other vessels to determine the type and relative angle of a vessel, and thus decide if there is a danger of collision. In general, sailing vessels are required to carry a green light that shines from dead ahead to 2 points (22 + 1 ⁄ 2 °) abaft [note 1] the beam on the starboard side (the right side from the perspective of someone on board facing ...

  6. United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed auxiliary service of the Coast Guard. The Auxiliary does not use the Coast Guard rank system but does use modified Coast Guard officer rank insignia to signify a member's position within the organization. For example, a Flotilla Commander wears insignia similar to a Lieutenant.

  7. Senior chief petty officer - Wikipedia

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    On all other uniforms, the insignia used is the one that has become universally accepted as the symbol of the chief petty officer: a fouled (entwined in the anchor chain) gold anchor superimposed with a silver "USN" in the Navy or a silver shield in the Coast Guard. As in the dress blue insignia, the anchor is capped by an down-pointing star.

  8. Omega (navigation system) - Wikipedia

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    US Coast Guard Shushi-Wan Omega Transmitter (station H) situated near Shushi-Wan on Tsushima Island at 34°36′53″N 129°27′13″E  /  34.61472°N 129.45361°E  / 34.61472; 129.45361 used as its antenna a 389-metre tall tubular steel mast, insulated against ground

  9. Uniforms of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary - Wikipedia

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    In 2019, Coast Guard Uniform Board No. 48 announced that a new working uniform to replace the ODU was in development. Initially dubbed the "Coast Guard Utility" uniform and then the "Coast Guard Working Uniform," the design is based on the Navy Working Uniform Type III but in solid blue color similar to the current ODU.