Coast Guard Cutter Smilax crews maintain aids to navigations in waterways near Fort Macon, North Carolina on Oct. 7, 2019.
The Smilax holds the title "Queen of the Fleet," designating it as the oldest commissioned cutter in the Coast Guard at 75 years of service since its commissioning in 1944. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward Wargo