U.S. Coast Guard District 8 Commander Rear Admr. David Barata (right) poses for a photo with Petty Officer 2nd Class Corey Bridges at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, Louisiana, Sep. 6, 2023. Bridges was awarded the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for his part in a medevac of a 76-year-old man from a cruise ship approximately 300 miles offshore of Fort Morgan, Alabama. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Hernandez)