U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Johnathan Tippy , an aviation maintenance technician at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, mans the controls of a Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Super Hercules airplane in the skies above Auckland, New Zealand, July 9, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard completed participation in Operation Nasse, a three-month operation conducted by Australia, France, New Zealand and the U.S. to safeguard the invaluable marine resources of Pacific Island nations and the Western Central Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Martino)