U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Isaac Summers, an operations specialist aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618), readies a .50 caliber machine gun in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Feb. 25, 2023. Weapons exercises provide training opportunities for crews to coordinate tactical movements and train under everchanging conditions at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw).