Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy Washington, a boatswain’s mate assigned to USCGC Eagle (WIX 327), hands a boat hook to pier-side personnel as Eagle prepares to depart its homeport in New London, Connecticut, April 8, 2023. Eagle conducted a four-month summer deployment, sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, to teach practical seamanship skills to the future leaders of the service, foreign military personnel as well as mariners from Tall Ships America and officer candidates from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)