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Press Release | May 23, 2025

Coast Guard relieves commanding officer due to loss of confidence

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard temporarily relieved Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Crochet as Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School on May 23, 2025, due to a loss of confidence in his judgment and ability to fulfill his assigned duties.

CWO William Armstrong has temporarily assumed the duties as Commanding Officer of the National Motor Lifeboat School.

Armstrong is responsible for leading a team of 60 Coast Guard women and men serving as a center of excellence for the Motor Lifeboat platform. The National Motor Lifeboat School provides “C” school resident training as well as MLB Readiness and Standardization assessments.

Crochet has been temporarily reassigned to Coast Guard Base Astoria, pending the results of an administrative investigation.

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