Media Advisory: Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment scheduled to receive new commanding officer

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Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment scheduled to receive new commanding officer

Editor’s note: Media interested in attending should arrive at Station Cape Disappointment by 9:30 a.m. to be escorted on base. Please RSVP with Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read at 206-819-9154.

WARRENTON, Ore.The crew of Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony, Monday, at 10 a.m., at the station’s property in Ilwaco, Washington.

 

During the traditional military ceremony, Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Condit will transfer command to Lt. Jessica Shafer with Capt. Bill Timmons, commander Sector Columbia River, presiding during the ceremony.

 

Shafer most recently served as executive officer at Station Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Shafer received her officer commissioning in 2013 after starting her Coast Guard in 2002 as an enlisted member. Her first assignment out of Training Center Cape May, New Jersey was at the National Motor Lifeboat School, which is co-located with Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco. During her enlisted career, Shafer earned her coxswain, heavy weather coxswain, tactical coxswain, and surfman qualifications as well as multiple boarding officer certifications.

Condit will be reporting to the International Training Division at Training Center Yorktown, Va., as the branch chief of the Mobile Training Team

 

During Condit’s three-year tour as commanding officer of Station Cape Disappointment he supervised and ensured the safety of 80 active duty and reserve crewmembers while they executed more than 1,100 cases saving or assisting 308 lives and $40 million in property. He accumulated more than 240 hours underway while managing one of only two surf stations in the Coast Guard with Level One Ports Waterway and Coastal Security responsibilities. His crews executed 582 law enforcement boardings and conducted 50 PWCS missions, helping safeguard the Columbia River’s $24B maritime transportation system. Condit and his leadership team oversaw initial certifications of four surfmen, 12 tactical coxswains, and more than 150 crewman.

 

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition deeply rooted in Coast Guard and Naval history. The event signifies a total transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability for the command. The ceremony is attended by all members of the unit so they all witness the transfer of leadership.

 

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