Coast Guard Rear Adm. Michael McAllister, 17th District commander, addresses an audience during a Coast Guard City renewal proclamation in Sitka, Alaska, Oct. 18, 2017. Sitka Mayor Matthew Hunter, Sen. Bert Stedman (R-Sitka), Sitka Municipal Administrator Keith Brady and Capt. William Lewin, Air Station Sitka commander, took part in the proclamation ceremony during Sitka's 2017 Alaska Day festivities. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn Eggert.