Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael P. Leavitt, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, congratulates Master Chief Petty Officer Louis Kitchin, Seventh Coast Guard District command master chief, on his retirement at Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 7, 2013. Kitchin is a native of the Commonwealth of Virginia and enlisted in the Coast Guard in May 1980. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney)