Coast Guard Air Station Sitka holds change of command ceremony
Coast Guard Cmdr. Rand Semke, center, outgoing commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Ralph Little, right, commander of Coast Guard Arctic District, at the air station’s change-of-command ceremony in Sitka, Alaska, July 10, 2026. Cmdr. Joseph Plunket assumed command from Semke following his two-year tour as the air station’s commanding officer. (Courtesy photo by Auxiliarist Don Kluting)