Cmdr. Andrew Raiha, commanding officer Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, shows recent upgrades in the ship's engineering control room to Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, Coast Guard vice commandant and Alice Hill, senior counselor to the secretary of Homeland Security, Sep. 3, 2010. The Alex Haley is in an extended maintenance period, but effected a significant rescue of 28 survivors from the Taiwanese fishing vessel Hou Chun 11 in the South Pacific during an 80-day patrol in February, these and other aspects of the crew's missions were discussed to form a full picture of Alaska medium and high endurance cutter operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Francis. )