Petty Officer 1st Class Graham Ford, an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, conducts a pre-flight check for an MH-60 Jayhawk at Air Station New Orleans in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, on April 18, 2023. Graham was part of an aircrew that took Rear Adm. Melvin Bouboulis, the Coast Guard District 13 commander and 26th Ancient Albatross, and Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Leichenauer, the leading chief petty officer at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater and the 15th Enlisted Ancient Albatross, on a flight before their ceremony. Rear Adm. Christopher Bartz, the assistant commandant for CG-6, relieved Bouboulis as the Ancient Albatross. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom)