First Lady Michelle Obama sponsors newest Coast Guard cutter [Image 5 of 6]

ALAMEDA, CA, UNITED STATES

03.31.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Barry Bena 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The First Lady Michelle Obama covers her heart while Adm. Robert J. Papp, commandant of the Coast Guard, renders a salute during the National Anthem at the commissioning ceremony of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton on Coast Guard Island, March 31, 2012. A "commissioning" is a formal ceremony where the ship is placed into active service and begins to function as a command. The Cutter Stratton is the Coast Guard’s first National Security Cutter to be named after a woman and is the third of the planned eight NSC's. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Bena)

• Date Taken: 03.31.2012
• Date Posted: 04.01.2012 09:08
• Photo ID: 552354
• VIRIN: 120331-G-BZ327-336
• Resolution: 1477x981
• Size: 513.4 KB
• Location: ALAMEDA, CA, US