Coast Guard Cutter Eagle's Bos'n, Chief Warrant Officer Melissa Polson, addresses swabs from the Coast Guard Academy Class of 2027 during School of the Ship training in Portland, Maine Aug. 6, 2023. The ship was conducting a Swab Short training cruise for swabs prior to their first year of classes at the Coast Guard Academy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Masson.)