U.S. Coast Guard Academy Officer Candidate Ian Phillips, 29, of McMinnville, Ore., awaits instructions to secure a line from one of the masts on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. Phillips is undergoing training to become a commissioned officer through the Officer Candidate School at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diana Honings.