NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin G. Burt,

NEW ORLEANS - Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin G. Burt, an operations specialist at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, works as a situational controller in the command center, Oct. 21, 2010. The situational controller is primarily responsible for executing and tracking marine safety, waterways management and homeland security case work and issues, as they relate to the sector, from start to finish. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Casey J. Ranel.