Cmdr. Staci Rutsch, USCGC Forward’s (WMEC 911) commanding officer, conducts interviews pier-side at the cutter's return to home port in Portsmouth, Virginia, Dec. 22, 2022.The Forward was deployed in the Coast Guard Seventh District’s area of operations for counterdrug missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)