First Lady sponsors Coast Guard’s newest National Security Cutter, Stratton, in commissioning ceremony
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ALAMEDA, Calif. – First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Robert J. Papp and Capt. Charles L. Cashin III, commanding officer of the Cutter Stratton deliver remarks during the ship commissioning ceremony Saturday, March 31, 2012. The Stratton is named for Coast Guard Capt. Dorothy C. Stratton, who served as director of the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve – also known as the SPARs – during World War II. The Stratton is the third of eight planned National Security Cutters and is the first of its class named for a woman. A commissioning is a formal ceremony where a ship is placed into active service and begins to function as a command. Video includes interviews with SPARs who attended the ceremony. U.S. Coast Guard video by District 11 Public Affairs.
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ALAMEDA, Calif. – First Lady Michelle Obama congratulates Melinda Cook, the grandniece of U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Dorothy Stratton during the commissioning ceremony of the Cutter Stratton on Coast Guard Island, March 31, 2012. The Stratton is named for Capt. Stratton, who served as director of the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve – also known as the SPARs – during World War II. The Cutter Stratton is the third of eight planned National Security Cutters and is the first of its class named for a woman. A commissioning is a formal ceremony where a ship is placed into active service and begins to function as a command. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Rachel Polish.
ALAMEDA, Calif. — First Lady Michelle Obama and Coast Guard Capt. Charles Cashin, the Stratton’s commanding officer, applaud after placing the Stratton into commission during an event at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, March 30, 2012. The Stratton is named for Capt. Stratton, who served as director of the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve – also known as the SPARs – during World War II. The Cutter Stratton is the third of eight planned National Security Cutters and is the first of its class named for a woman. A commissioning is a formal ceremony where a ship is placed into active service and begins to function as a command. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Bena.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – 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.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – First Lady Michelle Obama and Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp applaud during the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton’s commissioning ceremony in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012. Michelle Obama is the official sponsor of Stratton and is the first First Lady to sponsor a Coast Guard cutter. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Senior Chief Petty Officer David Stephens escorts First Lady Michelle Obama arrives at the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton before the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012. Michelle Obama is the official sponsor of Stratton and is the first First Lady to sponsor a Coast Guard cutter. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
ALAMEDA, Calif. – First Lady Michelle Obama and her daughters, Sasha and Malia, tour the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton before the ship’s commissioning ceremony in Alameda, Calif., March 31, 2012. Michelle Obama is the official sponsor of Stratton and is the first First Lady to sponsor a Coast Guard cutter. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley.
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