U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Shannon Gilreath, acting deputy commandant for operations policy and capabilities, and his wife walk together after departing from his retirement ceremony at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 29, 2025. Gilreath graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1991 and led a 34-year career, which included his responses to the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse and Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom)