Capt. Meredith Austin, chief of staff for the 14th Coast Guard District, cuts a congratulatory cake after being chosen as rear admiral select during a ceremony at the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in Honolulu, Aug. 2, 2013. Austin, along with six others, was chosen out of 217 captains to be promoted to rear admiral lower half. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle)