Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Rodriguez, an operations specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757), helps handle lines from sister ship and piermate Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) as Kimball returns from final sea trials Aug. 20, 2019. Kimball, the seventh National Security Cutter built for the Coast Guard, is scheduled for a unique dual-commissioning ceremony with Midgett, the eighth NSC, at both cutters’ new homeport in Honolulu Aug. 24, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer John Masson.

Kimball returns to homeport after final sea trials