Members from the U.S. Coast Guard Research & Development Center (RDC), based in New London, Connecticut, explain and demonstrate the R/V DOLPH, a 29-foot Response Boat-Small outfitted with a remote piloting system, during a demonstration of the autonomous vessel at Coast Guard Base Galveston, Texas, Mar. 15, 2023. The R/V DOLPH has been in continuous development by the RDC with the hopes of developing a concept of operations for the integration of uncrewed surface vessels into Coast Guard missions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)