Brigadier Gen. Costa Santos, Portuguese Army commander in the Azores, speaks with Coast Guard auxiliarist Edward Knight, officer candidate cruise chaplain aboard USCGC Eagle (WIX 327), April 22, 2023, during a reception on board Eagle, while moored in Ponta Delgada, Azores. Eagle conducted a four-month summer deployment to teach practical seamanship skills to officer candidates from the U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Corps, foreign military personnel, and shared best practices with sailing organization Tall Ships America, while cadets and crew facilitated diplomatic engagements with U.S. allies in Northern Europe, the Portuguese archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, and Bermuda. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)