U.S. Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thomas Allan, acting vice commandant of the Coast Guard, and U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Peter Garvin, the 58th president of the Naval War College, shake hands at a Coast Guard Day celebration at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 14, 2025. NWC hosted the celebration in Roosevelt Hall, which included remarks from Vice Adm. Allan, Vice Adm. Garvin, and Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Jahmal Pereira, deputy master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, as well as a cake-cutting ceremony.