Coast Guard Cutter Kimball conducts flight operations during Wes
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew member Ens. Laura May and an aircrew aboard a MH-65 Dolphin from Air Station Barbers Point conduct flight operations while underway in the Pacific Ocean during Kimball's Aviation Standardization, Jan. 27, 2023. Kimball deployed to the Western Pacific for a 42-day patrol and was the first U.S. military ship in recent history to visit the port city of Kagoshima, Japan, where the crew partnered with servicemembers from Japan Coast Guard’s 10th District to plan and conduct combined operations and search-and-rescue exercises. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ens. Philip Rogers.