Towards the end of last month, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) held a community tour aboard the cutter Pike to help introduce the latest vessel that will continue the legacy of service in Southeast. Prior to the event, Commanding Officer Jack Loewenstein and Executive Petty Officer Kevin Chapman made sure to get off the ship and meet some people around town while spreading word about the event.

"We did the rounds, we ended up walking over to the police station and meeting Jim there, meeting Glo at the harbormaster's office," Loewenstein says. "Things like that were important to us, so the folks in...