Lance Cpl. Brian Martin, a U.S. Marine Corps linguist from the Marine Forces Pacific 3rd Radio Battalion, stands by for a response to his hail of a Taiwanese-flagged fishing vessel in Mandarin Chinese from the bridge of the USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) during a high seas boarding in the Western Pacific Ocean, Sept. 1, 2016. Martin deployed with the cutter crew to assist in overcoming language barriers during fisheries boardings. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers)