Coast Guard Cmdr. Samuel Blase provides remarks as emcee during USCGC Polar Star's (WAGB 10) change-of-command ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle, June 29, 2026. Capt. Justin O. Vanden Heuvel assumed command of the Polar Star from Capt. Jeffrey J. Rasnake during the cutter's change of command ceremony (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Adrian Sanchez Villa)