Active participates in permanent cutterman ceremony
Chief Warrant Officer James Waskiewicz, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active's senior cutterman with 19 years of sea time, welcomes Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Askins as the newest permanent cutterman aboard the Active during a time-honored ceremony Aug. 21, 2023. Earning the permanent cutterman insignia requires five years of sea duty service aboard Coast Guard cutters which Askins achieved during this patrol. .(U.S. Coast Guard photo)