U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Risdon, a damage controlman assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911), mans a line in the cutter small boat as it approaches Forward, Sept. 9, 2023, in the Atlantic Ocean. Forward conducted a Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization patrol and joined international partners to deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and manage valuable global fish stocks. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee)