Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Burke, ceremonial director at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., hands paperwork to Kayla Ellis, a resident of New Gretna, N.J., as she checks in to the annual Thanksgiving Operation Fireside event, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. Operation Fireside has been organized by the American Red Cross Southern Shore Chapter and the Coast Guard Training Center since 1981 and places recruits in host family homes during both Thanksgiving and Christmas. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)