NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 24)--Vice Adm. Thad W. Allen encouraging members of Coast Guard Cutter Cochito during a recent deployment in the vicinity of the Norfolk Naval Base. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the Coast Guard has conducted thousands of air and water patrols as part of the largest Port Security operation ever for the Coast Guard in its 211 year history. USCG photo by PA1 Patrick Montgomery