Petty Officer 1st Class John Savastano, assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, hugs his daughter at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., Friday, November 29, 2013. The Waesche's crew returned from a 109-day deployment in Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. (Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)

Our staff-selected photos of the week of the Coast Guard in action.

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