Capt. Rula Deisher, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro's (WMSL 755) commanding officer, speaks with the media from the pier on Base Alameda, California, after Munro returned home from a 118-day Western Pacific deployment, Oct. 18. 2023. Munro's crew conducted a 23,000-mile, multi-month Western Pacific patrol operating in support of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet by conducting multiple engagements with partner nations promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi.