Luis Gustavo Mata Vega, Costa Rican minister of public security (center) cuts a cake shaped like a 110-foot patrol boat Oct. 13, 2017, to celebrate the transfer of two of the ships to Costa Rica. The four officials surrounding him are, from left: Col. Martin Arias Araya, director of the Costa Rican coast guard; Vice Adm. Sandra L. Stosz, U.S. Coast Guard deputy commandant for mission support; Ambassador Sharon Day, chief of mission for the U.S. embassy in Costa Rica; and Cmdr. Brent Bergan, U.S. senior defense official and defense attaché to Costa Rica. U.S. Coast Guard photo.