Rear Adm. Richard V. Timme, commander, Coast Guard District Eight, addresses the audience during the Enlisted Person of the Year 2021 ceremony at Base Galveston, Texas, April 28, 2022. During the ceremony, Petty Officer 1st Class Kailea Blankenship, the operations petty officer at Coast Guard Station Galveston, was recognized as the Coast Guard's Enlisted Person of the Year 2021 and was meritoriously advanced to Chief Petty Officer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)