US Coast Guard Commandant Delivers 2012 SOCG Address

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp delivered the 2012 State of the Coast Guard Address on Thursday on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, CA.

ADM Robert Papp's address was webcast and remarks posted were posted following the event. The State of the Coast Guard Address is an annual speech delivered by the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard to provide a current overview of the service and outline his priorities for the years ahead. According to Papp, this was the first time the State of the Coast Guard address was held outside of Washington, D.C. You can read Papp's remarks by clicking HERE.