PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard aircraft honor, fly over Volvo Ocean Race Village in Newport, RI

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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard aircraft honor, fly over Volvo Ocean Race Village in Newport, RI

A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter fly over Newport, Rhode Island, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The aircraft flew over Coast Guard Cutter Eagle as part of the opening of the Volvo Ocean Race village. A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane flies over Newport, Rhode Island, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The aircraft was part of a fly over for the opening of the Volvo Ocean Race village.
A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter fly over Newport, Rhode Island, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The aircraft flew over Coast Guard Cutter Eagle as part of the opening of the Volvo Ocean Race village. A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter fly over Newport, Rhode Island, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The aircraft flew over Coast Guard Cutter Eagle as part of the opening of the Volvo Ocean Race village.

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BOSTON — A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter fly over the Volvo Ocean Race Village as part of the opening of the village Tuesday, May 8, 2018, near Fort Adams in Newport, Rhode Island. The race spans the globe with teams crossing four oceans and covering 45,000 nautical miles. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi)

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