Milwaukee Coast Guard unit to hold change of command ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/11/2017 02:30 PM EDT

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News Release

July 11, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 9th District Great Lakes
Contact: Lt. Cmdr Jesse Webster
Office: (414) 747-7153

Milwaukee Coast Guard unit to hold change of command ceremony

 

MILWAUKEE — Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan will hold a change of command ceremony at which time Capt. Amy Cocanour will be relieved of command by Capt. Thomas Stuhlreyer, Thursday at 9 a.m.

Rear Adm. June Ryan, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, will preside over the ceremony.  

Cocanour, a native of Wisconsin, served as commander of Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan since 2014 overseeing 23 Coast Guard units, more than 500 active duty members, 200 reservists and 1200 Auxiliary personnel conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, marine safety and homeland security missions in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

Following the change of command ceremony, Cocanour will retire from the Coast Guard after serving for 25 years.

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another.  

 

WHO: Rear Adm. June Ryan, commander, Ninth Coast Guard District

            Capt. Amy Cocanour, commander, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan

            Capt. Thomas Stuhlreyer, prospective commander, Coast Guard Sector Lake        

                     Michigan  

 

WHAT: Change of command ceremony at which time Capt. Amy Cocanour will be relieved of command by Capt. Thomas Stuhlreyer, followed by a retirement ceremony for Cocanour.

 

WHERE: Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan

                 2420 S. Lincoln Memorial Dr

                 Milwaukee, Wis. 53207           

 

WHEN: Thurs., July 13, 2017 at 9 a.m. – change of command ceremony

               Thurs., July 13, 2017 at 10 a.m. – retirement ceremony

           

Media interested in attending must R.S.V.P. to Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Webster by 3 p.m. Wednesday by calling 414-747-7153. Please have a photo ID in order to enter the base.

 

 

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