A woman watches a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Kodiak take off from the Kodiak State Airport while she fishes for salmon in the Buskin River on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Aug. 7, 2013. Kodiak Island has a population of about 13,600 inhabitants, is a destination for visitors from all over the world and is home to several Coast Guard units including Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Air Station Kodiak, the cutters Munro, Alex Haley and SPAR, Electronic Systems Support Detachment Kodiak, Communication Station Kodiak, Aids to Navigation Team Kodiak, Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak and several supporting detachments. (Photo courtesy
of David Phillips)
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