Coast Guard Cutter Cypress holds change of command ceremony
From left, U.S. Coast Guard Cdr. Daniel Davis, Capt. John Cole, Chief of Staff, Coast Guard 17th District, and Lt. Cmdr. James Toohey, commanding officer, Cypress, pose for a photo during a change-of-command ceremony at Base Kodiak, Aug. 3, 2023. The change-of-command ceremony is a historic Coast Guard and Naval tradition, which has remained unchanged for centuries and includes the reading of the command orders in the presence of all unit crewmembers. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.