Father Daniel Mode, chaplain of the U.S. Coast Guard, visits with members of U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor in Guam on Dec. 4, 2023. Mode’s military service commenced in 1988, encompassing various roles across the Navy and Marine Corps, including deployments supporting Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. This is his second tour as a U.S. Coast Guard chaplain. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Sara Muir)