NEW YORK - Capt. Joseph Vojvodich, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, Conn., right, presents a public service award pin to Les Trafford, owner of Sea-Tow Shinnecock/Moriches, N.Y., May 15, 2012. Trafford was recognized for his exemplary commitment to maritime safety and support of Long Island, N.Y., Coast Guard units. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK -  Capt. Joseph Vojvodich, Commander of Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, Conn., right, presents a certificate of merit to Les Trafford, owner of Sea-Tow Shinnecock/Moriches, N.Y., May 15, 2012. Trafford was recognized for his exemplary commitment to maritime safety and support of Long Island, N.Y., Coast Guard units. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco. 

NEW YORK – Capt. Joseph Vojvodich, Commander Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, Conn., attends a Pre-Gala Reception hosted by the National Ethnic Coalition at The Ritz Carlton, N.Y., May 12, 2012. Vojvodich, representing the Coast Guard, received award for his contributions to his community and the military. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2^nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK – More than 100 medalists listen to opening remarks from Marvin Scott, the Senior Correspondent at WPIX News, on screen, at the National Ethnic Coalition Medal of Honor Ceremony on Ellis Island, N.Y. May 12, 2012. NECO celebrates and recognizes American citizens who celebrate the history, traditions and values of their ancestry. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2^nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK – Capt. Joseph Vojvodich, Commander Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, Conn., is awarded the National Ethnic Coalition Medal of Honor at the 26th Annual Ellis Island Medal of Honor Ceremony on Ellis Island, N.Y. May 12, 2012. Vojvodich, representing the Coast Guard, received the award for his contributions to his community and the military. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2^nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK – Capt. Joseph Vojvodich, Commander Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, New Haven, Conn., is awarded the National Ethnic Coalition Medal of Honor at the 26th Annual Ellis Island Medal of Honor Ceremony on Ellis Island, N.Y. May 12, 2012. Vojvodich, representing the Coast Guard, received the award for his contributions to his community and the military. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2^nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK – Members from U.S. Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck, N.Y., conduct colors during a ceremony to honor the late Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal, April 27, 2012. The annual ceremony at the station celebrates the life and service of Bruckenthal, who was killed in action while on patrol at the Khawr Al Amay Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq April 22, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK – Capt. James McPherson, First Coast Guard District Chief of Staff, presides over a ceremony for the late Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal, at Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck, N.Y., April 27, 2012. The annual ceremony at the station celebrates the life and service of Bruckenthal, who was killed in action while on patrol at the Khawr Al Amay Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq on April 22, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK – Seaman Melanie Steinert, left, and Fireman Apprentice Aaron Wayne, both of U.S. Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck, N.Y., read aloud the biography of the late Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bruckenthal, April 27, 2012. The annual ceremony at the station celebrates the life and service of Bruckenthal, who was killed in action while on patrol at the Khawr Al Amay Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq on April 22, 2004. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jetta H. Disco.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – Crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper, homeported in Newport, R.I., scatter 1.5 million dried rose petals over the final resting place of the RMS Titanic, April 14, 2012, as part of a memorial ceremony for the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.  Photo courtesy of the Canadian Ice Service.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – Bill Armstrong (left) and Christopher Kelsey, maintenance engineers with the Canadian Ice Service, verify the successful aerial deployment of rose petals from the drop chute of a Canadian Ice Service plane over the site where RMS Titanic sank in 1912.  Their mission was part of a joint-service ceremonial overflight with members of the U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol, April 14, 2012, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – Bill Armstrong, a maintenance engineer with the Canadian Ice Service, prepares to deploy a memorial wreath from the drop chute of a Canadian Ice Service plane over the site where RMS Titanic sank in 1912.  The event was a joint-service ceremonial overflight with members of the U.S. Coast Guard International Ice Patrol, April 14, 2012, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.  U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1^st Class Thomas McKenzie.

NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station New York response boat crews assist Sector New York’s pollution and investigation teams with gathering information on the sinking of a capsized tugboat near Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, April 6, 2012. A Good Samaritan ferry crew safely rescued from the water the two crewmembers that were aboard the tug. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Jetta H. Disco.

NEW YORK - Coast Guard crews from Station New York and Sector New York are working with New York Police Department marine units near the capsized tugboat Katherine G at Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, April 6, 2012. The crews are gathering information to investigate the accident, respond to any pollution and oversee plans for salvage operations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alberto Garcia.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Mark Driver (left) and Lt. Karl Savacool review the daily flight plan and safety brief with Senior Chief Petty Officer John Luzader (right) of the International Ice Patrol, Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2012.  Driver and Savacool pilot the Coast Guard C-130J, based out of Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., the crew of which supports the ice patrol’s aerial reconnaissance mission in the North Atlantic.  Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer John Luzader, with the International Ice Patrol, based in New London, Conn., explains the ice patrol’s mission to a camera crew from Discovery Channel Canada during an aerial reconnaissance mission aboard a Coast Guard C-130J from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Monday, Apr. 3. 2012.  Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – A crewmember of a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., deploys a World Ocean Circulation Experiment buoy over the North Atlantic ocean, Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2012.  The buoy will enable members of the service's International Ice Patrol to monitor currents and determine the extent of iceberg distribution for vessels transiting the area.  Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Karl Savacool pilots a Coast Guard C-130J, based out of Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., past an iceberg in the waters east of the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada, Tuesday, Apr. 3. 2012.  The air crew is deployed to St. John’s, Newfoundland, on an aerial reconnaissance mission supporting the International Ice Patrol as it gathers data on ice conditions, icebergs and their movements in the North Atlantic.  The headquarters of the International Ice Patrol is in New London, Conn.  Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – Members of the Canadian 9th Wing Air Force Reserve Flight Detachment, Torbay, N.L., tow a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J, from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., into a hangar in preparation for forecasted blizzard conditions, Mar. 30, 2012.  The U.S. air crew is deployed to St. John’s on an aerial reconnaissance mission supporting the International Ice Patrol as it gathers data on ice conditions, icebergs and their movements in the North Atlantic. The headquarters of the International Ice Patrol is in New London, Conn.  Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – Crewmembers of a Coast Guard C-130J, from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., conduct routine safety checks on the aircraft in preparation for a mission supporting the International Ice Patrol as they search the North Atlantic for icebergs, Mar. 30, 2012.  The air crew is deployed to St. John’s on an aerial reconnaissance mission supporting the International Ice Patrol as it gathers data on ice conditions, icebergs and their movements in the North Atlantic. The headquarters of the International Ice Patrol is in New London, Conn.  Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Hooper, an aviation maintenance technician from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., performs routine maintenance checks on the turbine engine of a Coast Guard C-130J.  The air crew is deployed to St. John’s on an aerial reconnaissance mission supporting the International Ice Patrol as it gathers data on ice conditions, icebergs and their movements in the North Atlantic. The headquarters of the International Ice Patrol is in New London, Conn.  Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura.

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, Canada – Members of the Canadian 9th Wing Air Force Reserve Flight Detachment, Torbay, N.L., tow a U.S. Coast Guard C-130J, from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., into a hangar in preparation for forecasted blizzard conditions, Mar. 30, 2012.  The U.S. air crew is deployed to St. John’s on an aerial reconnaissance mission supporting the International Ice Patrol as it gathers data on ice conditions, icebergs and their movements in the North Atlantic. The headquarters of the International Ice Patrol is in New London, Conn.  Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Bob Laura.

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NEW YORK – Coast Guard Capt. Diane Durham, former Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Cutter Forward and presently the Chief of Professional Development at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., addresses students from the Borough of Manhattan Community College during a Women's History Month event titled “Women Veterans”, March 21, 2012 in New York City. Durham's crew was pressed into action in response to a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck less than 15 miles from the Caribbean city.  They completed numerous missions including search and rescue, air traffic control, critical port assessments, damage assessment overflights and medical evacuations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie.

NEW YORK – Coast Guard Capt. Diane Durham, former Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Cutter Forward and presently the Chief of Professional Development at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., addresses students from the Borough of Manhattan Community College during a Women's History Month event titled “Women Veterans”, March 21, 2012 in New York City. Durham's crew was pressed into action in response to a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck less than 15 miles from the Caribbean city.  They completed numerous missions including search and rescue, air traffic control, critical port assessments, damage assessment overflights and medical evacuations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie.

NEW YORK – Coast Guard Capt. Diane Durham, former Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Cutter Forward and presently the Chief of Professional Development at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., addresses students from the Borough of Manhattan Community College during a Women's History Month event titled “Women Veterans”, March 21, 2012 in New York City. Durham's crew was pressed into action in response to a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck less than 15 miles from the Caribbean city.  They completed numerous missions including search and rescue, air traffic control, critical port assessments, damage assessment overflights and medical evacuations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie.