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Coast Guard aircrew flies tower to Barnegat Light jetty

December 6th, 2012 | Add a Comment

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard aircrew placed a navigational aid on a jetty Wednesday near the Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Barnegat Light, N.J., to replace an aid that was knocked down during Hurricane Sandy.

The tower was built and shipped to Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., where it was flown to the jetty via an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and set up by Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J.

“Due to the cooperation between Atlantic City, Elizabeth City and ANT Cape May, we were able to mark the jetty, which will help ensure safe navigation for mariners transiting the area,” said Lt. Jane Peña, the co-pilot of the Jayhawk.

Coast Guard personnel assist an MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew stage an aid to navigation tower at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., prepares their helicopter on the tarmac at sunrise, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.

A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., takes off from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J. carrying an aid to navigation tower, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., set up a newly placed tower on the Barnegat Light jetty, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The tower was placed via an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., to replace an aid that was taken down by Hurricane Sandy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.

Crewmembers from Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., set up a newly placed tower on the Barnegat Light jetty, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill.

Personnel from Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May, N.J., place a dayboard and lighting equipment on a newly replaced tower at the Barnegat Light jetty, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandyn Hill