Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento holds change of command ceremony
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Bradford Apitz receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Rear Adm. Jeffery Novak, the Coast Guard Southwest District commander, during a change of command ceremony at Air Station Sacramento, McClellan Park, California, July 31, 2026. During the ceremony, Coast Guard Capt. Patrick Dill was formally recognized as the new air station commander. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wiese)