COAST GUARD AIR STATION KODIAK, Alaska – A U.S. Coast Guardsman with Maritime Security Response Team West checks his night-vision device before Jan. 10, 2023, close-quarters combat training near Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. MSRT West is capable of interdicting, boarding and verifying threats, as well as engaging in offensive operations against a hostile threat. (Alaska Air National Guard photo by David Bedard)