The Coast Guard 2021 enlisted persons of the year — Chief Petty Officer Kailea Blankenship, a boatswain’s mate with USCG Station Galveston, the 2021 Enlisted Person of the Year - Active Duty Component; and Chief Petty Officer Ryan Huffman, a machinery technician with USCG Staton Channel Islands, the 2021 Enlisted Person of the Year - Reserve Component — pose with Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason M. Vanderhaden, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve George M. Williamson, and Gold Badge master chiefs, at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, May 18, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)