Frank Thomsen, a Coast Guard civilian and the assistant supervisor of Marine Safety Detachment American Samoa, checks safety equipment to include the serviceability of lifejackets aboard the Blue Angel, a small vessel providing transport to nearby Aunu’u Island from the main island of Tutuila, Oct. 20, 2017. American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States with a population of around 50,000 people comprised of seven islands in the South Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir/Released)