Vice Adm. Michael McAllister (right), deputy commandant for mission support, and Alan Kaplan, national president of the Navy League, present Cmdr. Zeita Merchant, commanding officer of Marine Safety Unit Chicago, with the Captain David H. Jarvis Award for Inspirational Leadership, during the 2018 Navy League National Convention held in Portland, Ore., June 8, 2018.
The Navy League of the United States, founded in 1902 with the support of President Theodore Roosevelt, is a nonprofit civilian, educational and advocacy organization that supports America’s sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and US - flag Merchant Marine.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.