Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) take a group photo during a beach cleanup in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Sept. 2, 2025. Alert’s crew assisted members from the Turks and Caicos Islands Department of Disaster Management & Emergencies by removing trash and unwanted materials that had washed up during Tropical Storm Erin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Nicholas Reeser)