In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Rear Adm. John Currier presents crew members aboard the cutter Alert with the Coast Guard Unit Commendation pennant Nov. 3, 2008. The Coast Guard Unit Commendation is the highest peacetime award bestowed upon Coast Guard commands. The unit must support Coast Guard operations and be involved in extremely meritorious service not involving combat. The crew received the award for the unit's response to and recovery from the devastation caused by the storm of 2007 in Clatsop County, Ore.(Coast Guard photo/CGC Alert)