MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to attend Coast Guard Base Charleston change of command ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/20/2018 10:15 AM EDT

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Media invited to attend Coast Guard Base Charleston change of command ceremony

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Members of the media are invited to attend Coast Guard Base Charleston’s change of command ceremony scheduled for Friday, at the Red Bank Club on board Naval Weapons Station Charleston.

During the ceremony, Cmdr. Michael Paradise will transfer command to Cmdr. Matt Bournonville. 

Paradise has served as the first commanding officer of Base Charleston since its establishment on Oct. 19, 2015, and has led the base through a variety of challenges including the 100-year storm and multiple hurricanes. Paradise has set the foundation for the Coast Guard to expand its operations in Charleston with additional cutters planned to be homeported at the base.

Bournonville comes to Charleston from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, where he served as the Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City Facility Engineer.

The change of command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. It is a time-honored tradition, conducted before the assembled crew, as well as honored guests and dignitaries in order to formally demonstrate the continuity of the authority within a command.

WHO: Members of the media

WHAT: An opportunity for members of the media to record footage, take pictures and conduct interviews.

WHERE: The Red Bank Club, 2316 Red Bank Road, Goose Creek, South Carolina 29445

WHEN: Friday, June 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Media interested in attending are asked to arrive no later than (45 minutes prior to start time).

Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP with Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson at (305) 318-1864 or padetjacksonville@uscg.mil, no later than 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 21.

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