The crew of Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, New Jersey, conducts offshore surf and heavy weather training during a nor'easter off Long Beach Island, New Jersey, Saturday, March 3, 2018. The unit's crewmembers, including Surfmen, who are the Coast Guard's most highly trained boat handlers, took advantage of the heavy weather to administer Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Thornton's Surfman check-ride. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef.