Rear Adm. Megan Dean, commander of the Seventeenth Coast Guard District, delivers the commissioning speech during the Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) commissioning ceremony at Base Kodiak, Alaska, April 3, 2025. The commissioning marked the first of three fast response cutters scheduled to homeport in Alaska to support missions in search and rescue, living marine resources, and maritime law enforcement. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)