During his retirement ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Fla., Friday, May 24, 2013, Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Jones thanks his peers for the time he spent working with them during the previous 30 years. Jones was among the first Coast Guard responders in New York Harbor during the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001, and was a member of the first team of Coast Guardsmen to capture maritime prisoners of war during Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen)