Rear Adm. John W. Mauger, commander, 1st District (right), discusses Operation Vigilant Sentry response efforts with Master Chief Petty Officer Timaree Sparks, officer-in-charge, Coast Guard Station Marathon at the station in Marathon, Florida, Feb. 14, 2023. Operation Vigilant Sentry was first approved in 2004 and is the arm of the task force that deploys joint air and surface assets and personnel to address illegal maritime migration in the Caribbean corridor of the United States. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Ian Gray.