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, speaks at a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 12, 2026. Carse relieved Capt. Christopher Culpepper after serving at the Office of Emergency Management and Disaster Response at Coast Guard Headquarters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower)