Lt. j.g. Rodrigo Valadez, a member of the Mexican Navy temporarily aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) learns how to create a maneuvering board from Ensign Nikolaos Kalfas while patrolling the Easter Pacific Ocean, March 6, 2025. Coast Guard national security cutters like Kimball routinely deploy to the region to engage with partner nations to develop international relations and combat illicit maritime activity in the Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)