Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile change of command

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/29/2017 10:33 AM EDT

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News Release  

June 29, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard ATC Mobile
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: (251) 441-6861
After Hours: (251) 441-5477

Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile change of command

MOBILE, Ala. – A Coast Guard Captain is scheduled to take charge of Coast Guard Aviation Training Center (ATC) Mobile during a change-of-command ceremony Friday morning.

WHO: Capt. William E. Sasser Jr. is scheduled to relieve Capt. Thomas S. MacDonald and take command of ATC Mobile.                        

WHAT: A change of command is a ceremony in which all responsibilities of the commanding officer of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island will be transferred. 

WHERE:

Coast Guard ATC Mobile

8501 Tanner Williams Road

Mobile, AL 36608

WHEN: Friday, June 30, 2017, at 10:30 a.m.

Media is invited to attend and are requested to arrive no later than 10:00 a.m. Any media planning to attend this event is asked to contact the ATC Public Affairs Office at 251-441-6861 or 251-441-5477.

Capt. MacDonald served as the commanding officer of ATC Mobile since the summer of 2014. He was responsible for all aspects of Coast Guard pilot and aircrew training, and the continuous operational response for Coast Guard District Eight. Capt. MacDonald will assume the responsibilities of Chief of Coast Guard Office of Aeronautical Engineering in Washington, D.C.

Capt. Sasser is reporting from Alameda, Californa where he served as the Executive Assistant to the Commander of the Coast Guard’s Pacific Area.

 

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