Station Barnegat Light coxswain board

Petty Officer 3rd Class Sierra Schlager, a boatswain's mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., answers her commanding officer's questions during a coxswain board at the station July 30, 2012. Coxswains are responsible for the operation of Coast Guard small boats and oversee missions on the water. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Sierra Schlager, a boatswain’s mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, N.J., answers her commanding officer’s questions during a coxswain board at the station July 30, 2012. Coxswains are responsible for the operation of Coast Guard small boats and oversee missions on the water. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nick Ameen.