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Press Release | July 16, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold change of command ceremony in Charleston

PADET Jacksonville - Office: 904-714-7606 / After Hours: 786-393-4138

Coast Guard Sector Charleston

Editor's Note: Media are asked to RSVP by 5 p.m. Thursday, July 17, by emailing PADETJacksonville@uscg.mil or calling 786-393-4138.

WHO: Capt. Francis J. DelRosso, outgoing Coast Guard Sector Charleston commander, Capt. Shawn A. Lansing, incoming Sector Charleston commander, Rear Adm. Adam A. Chamie, Coast Guard Southeast District commander.

WHAT: Coast Guard Sector Charleston change of command ceremony.

WHEN: Friday, July 18, at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Sector Charleston, 196 Tradd St., Charleston, SC 29401.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Sector Charleston is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony, Friday, at Coast Guard Sector Charleston.

During the ceremony, Capt. Francis J. DelRosso will transfer command of Sector Charleston to Capt. Shawn A. Lansing. Rear Adm. Adam A. Chamie, commander of the Coast Guard Southeast District, will preside over the ceremony.

The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored military tradition that marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. The ceremony is conducted in order to formally demonstrate the continuity of authority within a U.S. military command.

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Charleston South Carolina Sector Charleston Change of Command Southeast District

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