U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Manson Brown greets U.S. Coast Guard Academy First Class Cadet Michael Gonzalez Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. Brown, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Pacific Area, visited the academy to speak to cadets about the politics of China. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings.