This page contains an archive of news items published by the Commandant of the Coast Guard and other senior staff members.
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp presents Al Roker the Meritorious Public Service Medal at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Aug. 21, 2012. Roker and staff members of Al Roker Entertainment received the award for exceptional advocacy of the Coast Guard through broadcasts of The Weather Channel's popular primetime series "Coast Guard Alaska." U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.