U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Leslie Kirk, an operations specialist assigned to USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) practices loading dummy rounds into a pistol magazine for semiannual weapons training while in the Baltic Sea, Nov. 23, 2022. Hamilton is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Joshua Romano)