DATE: April 22, 2008 12:03:00 PM EDT

Admiral Thad Allen, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, speaks during an all-hands meeting at the Coast Guard Air Station in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday April 22, 2008. Allen and Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo are visiting Coast Guard units in Atlantic City, N.J., and Cape May, N.J. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi)