U.S. Coast Guard District 8 Commander Rear Admr. David Barata pins an Air Medal on Lt. Stephen Ratasky at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, Louisiana, Sep. 6, 2023. Ratasky was honored 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)