Photos Available: Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay holds change-of-command ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/08/2017 11:32 PM EDT

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June 08, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest
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Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay holds change-of-command ceremony

Capt. Arthur Snyder and Capt. Gregory Fuller conduct a personnel inspection at a change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay, June 8, 2017. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, which formally transfers responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson. Rear Adm. Todd Sokalzuk, commander, Coast Guard 11th District, awards Capt. Arthur Snyder, outgoing commander, Sector Humboldt Bay, with a Meritorious Service Medal at a change-of-command ceremony held at the sector, June 8, 2017. Snyder was awarded for exceptional service and leadership during his tenure as the Sector Humboldt Bay commander. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson.
Capt. Gregory Fuller addresses guests after assuming command of Sector Humboldt Bay during a change-of-command ceremony held at the sector, June 8, 2017. Fuller reported to the sector following his most recent assignment from Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Forces East, where he served as the senior Coast Guard advisor to the commander. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson. The official party renders salutes during the presentation of colors at a change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay, June 8, 2017. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, which formally transfers responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson.
Capt. Arthur Snyder, outgoing commander, shakes hands with Capt. Gregory Fuller after Fuller assumed command of Sector Humboldt Bay in McKinleyville, Calif., during a change-of-command ceremony held at the sector, June 8, 2017. Rear Adm. Todd A. Sokalzuk (middle), commander, Coast Guard 11th District, presided over the ceremony, transferring the authority of command from Snyder to Fuller. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sarah Wilson.

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MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — Capt. Gregory Fuller relieved Capt. Arthur Snyder as commander of Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay in a change-of-command ceremony at the sector Thursday.

Fuller will now oversee operations in the navigable waters from the California/Oregon border to the Sonoma/Mendocino county line. 

Snyder’s next assignment will be as chief of response at the Coast Guard 11th District in Alameda, California.

Rear Adm. Todd A. Sokalzuk, Coast Guard 11th District commander, presided over the ceremony.

“I am truly honored to be standing here and feel like I am coming home back to Humboldt Bay,” said Fuller. “I look forward to serving the crew of Sector Humboldt Bay and the communities of the north coast.”

Prior to the change of command, Fuller was the senior Coast Guard advisor to the commander of Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security Joint Task Force East in Colorado. 

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