Chief Warrant Officer Heather Bove hugs her son, Gabriel, after returning to Kodiak, Alaska, from a patrol aboard Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, Sept. 24, 2014. The cutter patrolled more than 12,000 miles throughout the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands during its 68-day deployment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings)