Capt. Timothy Brown, commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), and Cmdr. Leah Cole, Bertholf’s executive officer, stands before the USNS Washington Chambers during an at-sea fuel transfer, near San Diego, Sept. 20, 2022. Bertholf was deployed to the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Central and South America where the crew conducted a 77-day counter-narcotic patrol. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Oliver Fernander).