DATE: March 7, 2008 4:32:59 PM EST

Coast Guard Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman, commander Atlantic Area, shakes hands with Fireman Joshua Long a Portland, Ore., native and a member of Coast Guard recruit company Bravo-179 during recruit graduation at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, N.J., Friday, March 7, 2008. Peterman was the mentor for recruit companies Bravo and Alpha-179 during their eight weeks of recruit training. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher D. McLaughlin.