Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Benavente, a boatswain’s mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau, holds a striking pad for a shipmate during baton training on the cutter’s flight deck while underway in the Pacific Ocean May 6, 2014. The baton is one of many tools Coast Guard boarding team members have available to defend themselves, their shipmates, and any other personnel on a vessel during boardings. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst.