Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) holds a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia, May 6, 2025; pictured left to right: Cmdr. Charles Bare, incoming commanding officer of Vigorous, Capt. James McCormack, chief of operational forces, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Cmdr. Todd Batten, outgoing commanding officer of Vigorous, and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Steven Hervey, command chaplain, Fifth Coast Guard District, pose for a group photo. Vigorous is a 210-foot, Reliance class medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Ryan Youngblood)