Petty Officer 1st Class Lucas Nelson, a boatswain's mate at Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay, stands with his wife, Dominique Nelson, mother, Naomi Nelson, and two daughters, Emma and Autumn, in front of the 36-Foot Motor Life Boat on the front lawn of the station in Newport, Ore., Jan. 12, 2017.
Nelson credits a large part of his success in achieving surfman certification to the support of his family.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Johanna Strickland.