Cmdr. Jason Mitchell, logistics department head of U.S. Coast Guard Forces/Micronesia Sector Guam, discusses storm preparation with the assembled crews from FM/SG, Base Guam, MAT/WAT Guam, and DOL-X, ESD Guam and USCGC Hickory (WLB 212) at the unit in Guam ahead of Tropical Storm Bolaven on Oct. 9, 2023. Tropical Storm Bolaven strengthened after passing through the Federated States of Micronesia and is forecast to intensify through Tuesday afternoon, possibly becoming a typhoon. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)