A U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary chaplain, Mr. Kaplow, participates in a question-and-answer session with Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thomas Allan, acting vice commandant of the Coast Guard, at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 3, 2025. Coast Guard chaplains and ombudsmen gathered at Coast Guard HQ for the Chaplains Professional Summit (ChaPS) and National Ombudsman Training (NOT) from Sept. 3-5, 2025. CHaPs and NOT culminated in an oath ceremony held in the Rotunda for Freedom at the National Archives Museum. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom)