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) (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)