Rear Adm. John W. Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks during the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard Cutter Melvin Bell Mar. 28, 2024, at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT. The cutter is named after ETCM Melvin Kealoha Bell, who distinguished himself during World War II by transmitting the first warning messages to military installations on the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack. (U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matt Thieme)