U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class John Cantu, with the Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) based in Galveston, Texas, mans a mounted machine gun on a 25-foot Response Boat-Small in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, Jan. 19, 2013. The MSST and other Coast Guard units throughout the United States deployed to Washington to provide security for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. President Barack H. Obama was elected to a second four-year term in office Nov. 6, 2012. More than 5,000 U.S. Service members participated in or supported the inauguration. (DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Coast Guard/Released)
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