Petty Officer 1st Class Kailea Blankenship waits to be meritoriously advanced to Chief Petty Officer by her family members while the Sector Houston-Galveston Chief's Mess stands behind her 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. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Dickinson)