Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Albert, a machinery technician with Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91112, based in New Orleans, stands bow gunner duty during a security patrol with the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson, homeported in Cape May, N.J., ahead of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration on the Potomac River, Washington, Jan. 16, 2021. On Sept. 24, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security designated the Presidential Inauguration as a recurring National Special Security Event. Events may be designated NSSEs when they warrant the full protection, incident management and counterterrorism capabilities of the Federal Government. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ens. Nick Haas/Released)