Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Birkner, an operations specialist aboard USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752), waits to take a navigational fix as the cutter departs Guam, Oct. 30, 2019. The cutter's crew spent half of 2019 underway in support of joint operations in the Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir/Released)