CLEVELAND - (Right to left) U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael Parks, commander of the 9th Coast Guard District, presents a Great Lakes Sailor certificate to Lt. Jerry Smith, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay, after thanking the cutter crew in Cleveland March 21, 2012, for their assistance during the 2011-2012 Great Lakes ice breaking season. The cutter and crew, originally homeported in Rockland, Maine, arrived in the Great Lakes Dec. 12, 2011, spent more than 175 hours breaking Great Lakes ice to keep tracks and channels open for navigation, spent 11 hours in direct support of five vessels beset by ice, and overall contributed to the safe transit of more than 160,000 tons of cargo, valued at more than $5 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen)
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