A group of senior leaders from Washington, D.C., Coast Guard Pacific Area, 17th Coast Guard District, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, and local representatives from Nome, Alaska, pose in front of the city’s gold pan welcome sign July 19, 2022. During the visit, the group toured the Port of Nome and discussed the Arctic Deep Draft Port and the community’s development projects. This trip provided policy makers and mission managers exposure to the Coast Guard’s expanded missions, emerging threats, and key regional stakeholders throughout the Arctic domain. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.