Rear Adm. Andrew Sugimoto, Coast Guard Pacific Area deputy commander, and Jane C. Conoley, California State University Long Beach (CSULB) president, sign a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at CSULB campus in Long Beach, California, Sept. 5, 2024. The memorandum of agreement outlines the university as a member of the Coast Guard's Minority-Serving Institution partnership program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Loumania Stewart)