A member of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference

A member of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference poses with a Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexander Mutchler wearing law enforcement gear, holding a mounted M240B machine gun onboard a 25-foot response boat small in Boston, Massachusetts, Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. The JCOC helps provide a better understanding of the challenges faced by our men and women in uniform and by the families who support them, both on and off the battlefield; including to help close the military/civilian divide and assisting transitioning service members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole J. Groll)