WASHINGTON - Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Smith, Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen and Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Allen appear on stage following the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force change of watch ceremony at Coast Guard Telecommunication and Information Systems Command, May 15, 2010. Allen, who assumed the duties and responsibilities of the MCPO-CGRF from Smith, is now the principal advisor to the commandant and the Coast Guard's senior leadership on issues affecting the service's reserve workforce. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Kip Wadlow.