Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell, Director of Joint Interagency Task Force West, lays a wreath along with fellow Coast Guardsmen during a memorial ceremony to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Guadalcanal at U.S. Memorial Skyline Hill, in Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 7, 2017. During World War II, the Coast Guard provided critical skill sets to combatant commanders delivering U.S. forces to island after island as they hopped across the Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle/Released)