Coast Guard Cutters Smilax and Richard Snyder approach Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, March 20, 2018. The Smilax was commissioned in 1944 and is the oldest working vessel in the Coast Guard’s fleet; the Richard Snyder is the newest cutter in the fleet, and is scheduled to be commissioned in April 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Trey Clifton/Released)