CJ Blickenstaff: Portraits

Petty Officer First Class Bradley Blickenstaff is the Executive Petty Officer of US Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Baltimore, Maryland.  Here he stands in the pilothouse of the 49' BUSL, a stern loading utility boat.

Away from work, Bradley is a big fan of cold weather and cool sunglasses.

As Executive Petty Officer, he is responsible for a crew of approximately 15 people who are tasked daily with fixing local aids to navigation including lighthouses, buoys, and dayboards.

In addition to the capacity he serves at the Aids to Navigation Team, he has also performed as a Tactical Operations Instructor aboard Camp Lejeune.  As a result of this specialized training, he was deployed with the Marine Corps to Senegal, Africa in the Summer of 2015.

He balances his role as Coastguardsman, husband, and father flawlessly and can usually be found with a smile.

CJ Blickenstaff: Krumpes Fastnacht Day 2016

Krumpe's Donuts in Hagerstown, Maryland has a street sign like no other.  Customers flock to this street annually during their rare daylight hours on Fastnacht Day, February 8, 2016.

Mrs. Krumpe prepares the Fastnaghts by hand in a process unchanged by the years.  Krumpes of Hagerstown held extended hours for Fastnaught Day on Feb 8, 2016.

Delicious donuts cool after being glazed.  Krumpe's Donuts of Hagerstown welcomed a steady stream of donut connoisseurs on Fastnaught Day, February 8, 2016.

A Krumpe's employee coats the donuts with glaze.  These are just a few of many sold during the annual celebration of Fastnaught Day on February 8, 2016.

Donuts get a quick dip in the glaze that makes them oh so tasty.  Krumpe's Donuts of Hagerstown continues the tradition of Fastnaught Day on February 8, 201.

On February 8, Krumpe's employees worked hard to produce delectable treats Fastnacht Days 2016.  Here an employee gives the donuts a quick toss in powdered sugar.

Blickenstaff, Snowstorm

A school bus remains buried in the snow in Hagerstown, Maryland on Sunday January 24, 2016.  With little snow removed, a school cancellation seems all to inevitable.

One lane roads set the scene in the South End of Hagerstown on January 24, 2016.  Maximum snow and minimum space make for a daunting removal effort.

January 24, 2016, plow trucks work in teams to clear snow from Route 66 in Washington County Maryland.  The roads outside of Hagerstown were unexpectedly clear in contrast to the scene in the city.

Snow fills the streets on Kings Grant on Robinwood Drive in Hagerstown, Maryland.  Crews struggle to find somewhere to put the massive amount of white fluffy precipitation two days after the storm began on January 22, 2016.