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 Captain David H. Jarvis Award for inspirational leadership is awarded to the Coast Guard Officer who has made outstanding contributions to the high standards of competence and leadership traditions in the Coast Guard.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.