Petty Officer 2nd Class Adrian Villareal (left), a damage controlman, and Fireman Lucas Thommason discuss engineering damage response tactics aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618), in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 16, 2023. Active is on patrol off the coast of Mexico as part of a joint interagency task force designed to detect and deter transnational criminal activity operating in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw).