Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem transports Christmas trees from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) during the annual Christmas Tree Ship event in Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 6, 2025. The Christmas Tree Ship is a tradition dating back to the early 1900s where the original Christmas Tree Ship, the Rouse Simmons, would deliver Christmas trees to the Chicago community annually. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mary Wysong)