The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel spoke with Captain Rhianna Macon, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, about what inspired her to join the Coast Guard, what her job entails, how she thinks Hawaii and the Great Lakes are similar. Read the full story by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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