Coast Guard Rear Admiral David Throop, commander, 13th District, presents Alan Allen the Coast Guard’s Meritorious Public Service Award, in Tacoma, Wash., March 28, 2018, highlighting his more than four decades of unparalleled commitment to the protection of the environment through professional development of oil spill response courses throughout the Pacific Northwest.
The Meritorious Public Service Award is the second-highest Public Service Award the service gives, recognizing unusual courage in advancing a Coast Guard mission, substantial contribution to the Coast Guard that produced tangible results, or specific individual accomplishments that provide unique benefits to the public.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley