Coaches indicate that shooters are loaded and ready to start the practical riot shotgun course at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan, as part of the Coast Guard's 9th District Firearms Instructor recertification and evaluation, April 26, 2018. The Firearms Instructor recertification and evaluation is an annual training of all the Coast Guard firearms instructors located within the 9th District. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brian McCrum)