Coast Guard LORAN Station Searchlight holds decommissioning ceremony (copy)

SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. — Coast Guard Long Range Navigation (LORAN) Station Searchlight held a decommissioning ceremony June 11, 2010. The station has been in operation since 1976, transmitting signals used by aviators and mariners to navigate safely. As a result of technological advancements in the last 20 years, LORAN has become an antiquated system no longer required for use by the Armed Forces, the transportation sector nor the Nation's security interests. The Coast Guard honors the many dedicated men and women who have maintained LORAN stations and kept the signal broadcasting for the past 52 years.

SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. -- Capt. Stephen Metruck, Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, Lt. Barry Boyd, Chain Operations Control Officer for LORAN-C, Chief Petty Officer David Percell, Officer-in-Charge of LORAN Station Searchlight, and Petty Officer First Class Michael Cheslock render honors as the National Anthem plays during the decommissioning ceremony at LORAN Station Searchlight June 11, 2010. LORAN Station Searchlight has been in operation since 1976, transmitting signals vital for aerial and marine navigation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.

SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. -- Capt. Stephen Metruck, Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, presents Chief Petty Officer David Percell, Officer-in-Charge of LORAN Station Searchlight, with a Coast Guard Commendation Medal June 11, 2010. LORAN Station Searchlight has been in operation since 1976, transmitting signals vital for aerial and marine navigation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.

SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. - The final crew of LORAN Station Searchlight poses with the official party for a group photo, June 11, 2010, following the station's decommissioning ceremony. Pictured top to bottom, left to right are Lt. Cmdr. Drew Steadman, Capt. Stephen Metruck, Chief of Staff of the Eleventh Coast Guard District, Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Naetzker, Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Adams, Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Davis, Petty Officer 1st Class Louis Brito, Lt. Barry Boyd, Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Cheslock, and Chief Petty Officer David Percell, Officer-in-Charge of LORAN Station Searchlight. LORAN Station Searchlight has been in operation since 1976, transmitting signals vital for aerial and marine navigation. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.

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