Petty Officer 3rd Class William Friesenhahn, a boatswain’s mate assigned to USCGC Eagle (WIX 327), stands ready in battle dress, preparing to investigate a simulated fire aboard Eagle during a drill, May 4, 2023, while underway in the North Sea. Eagle conducted a four-month summer deployment, sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, 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 archipelagoes of the Azores and Madeira, and Bermuda. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Brandon Hillard)