WASHINGTON- Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad W. Allen and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Charles ï¿½Skipï¿½ Bowen (right) pose for a photo with members from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., Lt. Jeanine Menze, Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Grover, Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Edwards, Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Smolar and Lt. Michael Pivato before the State of the Coast Guard address at the Press Club in Washington, Feb. 12, 2010. The members were recognized at the State of the Coast Guard for the role during the Haiti relief operations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Victoria Bonk-Meyers.