Several department officers from USCGC Mellon [WHEC 717] stand together after a decommissioning ceremony for the cutter in Seattle on Aug. 20, 2020. The cutter was in service for 52-years and routinely patrolled the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, the Eastern Pacific down to South America. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Clark)