From a pier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Coast Guard crews launch into some of the branch's toughest assignments. For Chaplain Genesis Guerrero, the focus goes beyond the mission itself, to the people carrying it out.

"My job is to help the operator complete the mission, and one of the ways I do that is just to care for the operator, whatever that might look like," Guerrero told CBN News.

Sometimes that looks like early morning walks around base, praying over each cutter crew, small boat mission, and command decision. Daily workouts become connection points, meeting service members where they are. It's recognizing new faces, remembering injuries, celebrating milestones, and honoring loss. Guerrero says those seemingly small moments often grow into something much bigger.

"A lot of my minist

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