ALAMEDA, Calif. - Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Bob Papp, delivers the State of the Coast Guard address aboard Coast Guard Base Alameda, Calif., Feb. 23, 2012. The State of the Coast Guard is the Commandant's annual address to the Coast Guard community about progress on the Commandant's Direction 2011, assessing the current strategic environment and to describe the way ahead for the service. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Critchfield.