191118-N-NT795-660 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 18, 2019) Chief Machinist Mate Mike Beltran, from Pampanga, Philippines assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3, mans an 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 (CRG) 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr./Released)