U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Hayden Carter, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Jeffrey Palazzo, accepts a check for the cutter’s morale fund from Bob Montgomery, representing the Coast Guard Foundation, during the cutter’s commissioning ceremony at the Intrepid Museum in New York, September 12, 2026. The donation will support crew morale and quality-of-life initiatives aboard the Jeffrey Palazzo. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Breanna Boardman)