Commandant attends CPOA Convention

NEW ORLEANS - Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, gives opening remarks and fields questions at the Chief Petty Officer Association Convention at the Renaissance Pere Marquette in downtown, Aug. 16, 2010. The commandant and the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Master Chief Petty Officer Michael Leavitt, provided information and feedback concerning the modernization of the Coast Guard and the role of leadership chiefs fulfill toward the future of the organization. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough.