The convergence of Barnegat Bay and Barnegat Inlet just off the northernmost tip of Long Beach Island might not be the easiest to navigate, but the mission of the U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light is simple: serve and protect from Holgate to Toms River. Earlier this month, as Tropical Storm Fay battered the barrier island with heavy rains and winds, there was a change of command but not a change of focus. 

“My job is to give the crew what they need to proceed, to be successful,” Chief Warrant Officer Adam Murray said,…