Capt. Jason Smith, left, commander, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston, Chief Petty Officer Michael Weisman, middle right, and Chief Petty Officer Nickolas Meegan, right, present Petty Officer 1st Class Kailea Blankenship, middle left, with a Sector Houston-Galveston Enlisted Person of the Year and United States Coast Guardsman's Creed plaque during a ceremony at Base Galveston, Texas, April 28, 2022. During the ceremony, 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)