Ensign Lindsay Wheeler, a member of the deck department aboard the Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick, explains the missions of her cutter while Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, listens during a congressional delegation visit to Coast Guard Base Ketchikan, Alaska, July 30, 2019 The John McCormick is designed to patrol coastal region and support Coast Guard missions such as law enforcement, search and rescue, and fisheries and environmental protection. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.