Coast Guard commandant recognizes service member [Image 1 of 4]

ALAMEDA, CA, UNITED STATES

09.16.2014

Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Baasch, a crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, talks to members of the media regarding his surprise recognition by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft, Sept. 16, 2014. Baasch received the Commandant Commitment to Excellence Award for his role in two separate counter narcotics cases off the Columbia coast. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Allyson E.T. Conroy)

• Date Taken: 09.16.2014
• Date Posted: 09.16.2014 18:11
• Photo ID: 1552731
• VIRIN: 140916-G-DE713-005
• Resolution: 2784x1848
• Size: 1.33 MB
• Location: ALAMEDA, CA, US
• Hometown: POLSON, MT, US