U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Phillip Waldron speaks in the galley to the personnel of Station Duluth in Duluth, Minnesota, Dec. 15, 2025. Waldron discussed the current circumstances and sentiments with the members, as well as the upcoming ice operations that just begun for the mission Operation Taconite. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dillon Grimsley)