Cmdr. Kirk Jorgensen, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 312, speaks with Marines during the PSU 312’s deployment to Port Hueneme, California, in support of the Department of Defense-led Pacific Blitz 2019 exercise, March 6, 2019. As one of the nation’s five armed services, Coast Guard men and women, active and reserve, stand the watch to defend and preserve the United States as a free nation alongside other branches of the military in support of Department of Defense Regional Combatant Commanders. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi