ALAMEDA, Calif. - Capt. Charles Cashin, Coast Guard Cutter Stratton's commanding officer, thanks members of the Oakland Military Institute band for their attendance at a pre-commissioning reception held aboard the Stratton, Mar. 27, 2012. Cutter Stratton was named after Capt. Dorothy C. Stratton, director of the SPARs - the Coast Guard Women's Reserve - during World War II. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Bena.