Rear Adm. Kevin Cook, 8th Coast Guard District commander, speaks during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Sector Houston/Galveston building on Ellington Field, March 10, 2014. The $43-million, green, hurricane-resistant building was paid for as Congress approved more than $100 million in construction for Coast Guard buildings in the Houston area after Hurricane Ike. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Stephen Lehmann)