U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Manson Brown speaks to U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets during a luncheon 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.