Navy Lt. Clay Hamrick, chaplain for Coast Guard Base Kodiak, delivers a benediction during a change of command ceremony aboard Coast Guard Cutter Cypress (WLB 210) in Kodiak, Alaska, June 25, 2026. Change of command ceremonies are a formal naval tradition that are intended to strengthen respect when the responsibility and authority of a commanding officer is transferred to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Snell)