Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Connor Timm, a machinery technician assigned to Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach, mans an M240 machine gun on the bow of a station 45-foot Response Boat-Medium during a security zone operation offshore Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Aug. 4, 2026. The M240 is a crew-served, belt-fed machine gun used by the U.S. Coast Guard for maritime security and force protection operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Robertson)