Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic holds change of command ceremony in Anchorage
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Christopher Culpepper, former sector commander of Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic, walks his wife down the aisle after the conclusion of the change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 12, 2026. Culpepper relinquished command to Capt. Joel Carse after 3 years of service to become the director of Law Enforcement, Maritime Security, and Defense Operations Policy in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Hightower)