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MODIS Image of the day

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Marine Stratocumulus Clouds off the California Coast 8 (10/6/2026)

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), marine stratocumulus clouds (MSCs) typically lie at low ...

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1968 — CGC Southwind departed Baltimore, Maryland for a seven-month deployment to Antarctica and other world-wide destinations. By the time she returned to Baltimore on May 7, 1969 she had become only the second cutter in Coast Guard history to ...

Ships of Scale

1862 - The Union yacht America seizes schooner David Crockett attempting to run the blockade out of Charleston with a cargo of turpentine and rosin.

NASA Earth Observatory

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Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum 8 (September 14 ...

Coast Guard Day – Seeing the Completed Jigsaw Puzzle Picture

https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/october-12.html

1798 — The merchant vessel George Washington is purchased at Philadelphia and converted to a warship. Its first commanding officer is Captain Patrick Fletcher.

1900 — Holland (Submarine No.1) , the U.S. Navy’s first submarine, is placed ...

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NASA Earth Observatory



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September 22, 2025

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1986 — Coast Guard units evacuated flood victims from the St. Louis area using punts, helicopters and trucks after the Mississippi and Missouri rivers flooded. In all, 150 Coast Guardsmen participated in the emergency flood relief efforts. Coast ...

Uniforms of the U.S. Navy 1862-1863

If there are bees in the area, you'd best not (-u, +d)

dawdle

If such an offer

emerges

in my email, I will take your advice and ignore it.

Yes.
In truth, is is a bit of a duplication with the information in the spreadsheet topic here in the forum, but it is helpful when there are multiple transcribers.

NASA Earth Observatory

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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Its 2026 Minimum 8

Arctic sea ice reaches its annual minimum extent on September 12, 2026 ...