Capt. Taylor Lam, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco commander, stands for a portrait in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, March 14, 2022. Lam is a native of Riverside, Calif. and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1996 through the Minority Officer Recruiting Effort (MORE) program (now College Student Pre-commissioning Initiative - CSPI) and graduated from basic training in Cape May, N.J. Upon completion of his undergraduate studies, he graduated from Officer Candidate School in 1998 in New London, Conn. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)