Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic holds change of command ceremony in Anchorage
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Joel Carse, sector commander of Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic, salutes Capt. Christopher Culpepper to relieve him of duty as the sector commander at a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 12, 2026. Rear Adm. Robert Little, commander of Coast Guard Arctic District, presided over the event. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower)