Some members of the U.S. Coast Guard Heartland District chiefs discuss the building process of the new Chief Petty Officer class waterways commerce cutters in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, August 26, 2025. The chiefs toured the Birdon shipyard to see the initial construction of the first WCCs that will be named in honor of a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Vincent Moreno)