Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Aspen (WLB 208) prepare to depart Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco, Nov. 29, 2021. The crew is slated to travel approximately 6,000 miles over the course of 40 days and pass from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Panama Canal. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Hunter Schnabel)