New commanding officer assumes command of Coast Guard cutter in Corona Del Mar

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July 07, 2017
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New commanding officer assumes command of the Coast Guard cutter in Corona Del Mar 

Coast Guard Capt. Charlene L. Downey, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach commanding officer, delivers her remarks during the cutter Narwhal change-of-command ceremony in Corona Del Mar, Calif., July 7, 2017. The Narwhal is one of the smallest multi-mission patrol vessels employed by the Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney. 
Coast Guard Lt. Jamie S. Kim performs her final pass and review inspection of the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal in Corona Del Mar, Calif., July 7, 2017. Kim turned over command of the cutter Narwhal to Lt. j.g. Kumar BrunhartMcBratney. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney. Coast Guard Capt. Charlene L. Downey, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach commanding officer, pins an award on Lt. Jamie Kim during the Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal change-of-command ceremony in Corona Del Mar, Calif., July 7, 2017. Kim received the Coast Guard Commendation Medal for her service as commanding officer of the cutter Narwhal. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Kumar BrunhartMcBratney delivers his remarks after assuming command of the Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal in Corona Del Mar, Calif., July 7, 2017. BrunhartMcbratney was raised in Chardon, Ohio, before attending the Coast Guard Academy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney.

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SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal (WPB 87335) received a new commanding officer during a change-of-command ceremony in Corona Del Mar, Friday. 

Lt. Jamie S. Kim, the commanding officer of the Narwhal, relinquished command to Lt. j.g. Kumar BrunhartMcBratney during a time-honored military tradition that formally transfers and ensures continuity of command. 

BrunhartMcBratney reports to the Narwhal from his previous tour serving as the operations officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy (WPB 1326), an 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Woodshole, Massachusetts.

The Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal is a Marine Protector Class coastal patrol cutter and is homeported in Corona Del Mar. The Narwhal is one of the smallest multi-mission patrol vessels employed by the Coast Guard. 

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