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GEORGETOWN, S.C. — The commander of Coast Guard Sector Charleston, Capt. Michael White, and members of Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Georgetown formally celebrated the completion of the ANT's new facility, located adjacent to Station Georgetown, during a building dedication ceremony there Thursday.
Members of ANT Georgetown previously shared a small one-room workspace with Station Georgetown.
Improvements include offices for each member of the ANT Georgetown command, ample space to conduct training and an enclosed garage bay with a machine shop where the ANT's boat can be maintained and repaired in any weather.
The new building will enable ANT Georgetown to improve its service to the community and is more conducive to daily operations, said ANT Georgetown Officer in Charge, Petty Officer 1st Class David Browne. It was custom built to support the ANT's primary mission of servicing and maintaining roughly 250 navigational aids used by mariners to mark safe passages.
This is the first time ANT Georgetown has been in its own building, and during the ceremony White told the ANT members the new building is their home, highlighting that they now have the right spaces with the right equipment.
The entire process, from planning to completion, took about five years, said Browne.