Vice Adm. Chuck Michel, Coast Guard deputy commandant for operations, speaks to Chief Warrant Officer Albert Lowery, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton’s engineering department, while underway in the Chukchi Sea Sept. 10, 2014. Lowery works in the main propulsion division and told Michel about the sophisticated systems used to oversee the cutter’s engine rooms. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)