ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - Master Chief Petty Officer Jerry Backus, officer-in-charge of Station/Aids-to-Navigation Team Saginaw River, address students during their graduation at the Ice Capabilities Center of Excellence, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. The ice rescue training gives those who graduate the expertise and confidence to effect rescues in the Great Lakes environment. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliary Commodore Jerri Smith