PAMPANGA. Chief Machinist Mate Mike Beltran, a native of Pampanga, Philippines, and a member of Coastal Riverine Squadron 3, mans the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun aboard a Mark VI patrol boat as it escorts the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59) during a high-value asset transit escort mission as part of unit level training provided by Coastal Riverine Group 1 Training and Evaluation Unit. The Coastal Riverine Force is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high-value asset security and maritime security in the coastal and inland waterways. (Photo courtesy of Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr./US Navy)