U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Jonathan Suarez fires an M240B machine gun under the instruction of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Hall on the deck of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), July 9, 2025. Bertholf, assigned to Operation Border Trident, is tasked with impeding illicit maritime activity near the Southwest border. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Avery Tibbets)