Petty Officer 2nd Class Frank Polinik, a reserve maritime enforcement specialist at Coast Guard Station Washington, patrols the shoreline of the Potomac River in Washington with an officer from the U.S. Secret Service ahead of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2021. On Sept. 24, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security designated the Presidential Inauguration as a recurring National Special Security Event. Events may be designated NSSEs when they warrant the full protection, incident management and counterterrorism capabilities of the Federal Government. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Emily Velez/Released)