Photos Available: Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles Change-of-Command

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June 22, 2018
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Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
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Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles Change-of-Command

 

Cmdr. M. Scott Jackson relieves Capt. Mark E. Hiigel of his command during a change-of-command ceremony held in a hangar at Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Washington, July 22, 2018. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, which ensures that all hands know of the shift in authority and that a duly authorized officer is placed in charge. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Kelley.

Cmdr. M. Scott Jackson relieves Capt. Mark E. Hiigel of his command during a change-of-command ceremony held in a hangar at Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office in Port Angeles, Wash., July 22, 2018.

The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, which ensures that all hands know of the shift in authority and that a duly authorized officer is placed in charge.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Kelley.

Capt. Mark Hiigel shakes hands with a crewmember from Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Washington, during a change-of-command ceremony, July 22, 2018. Hiigel’s next assignment is at Coast Guard District One in Boston, Massachusetts, where he will serve as the Incident Manager. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Kelley.

Capt. Mark Hiigel shakes hands with a crewmember from Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., during a change-of-command ceremony, July 22, 2018.

Hiigel’s next assignment is at Coast Guard 1st District in Boston, Mass., where he will serve as the Incident Manager.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Kelley.

Port Angeles High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets (NJROTC) present colors during a change-of-command ceremony held at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Washington, July 22, 2018. Command was passed from Capt. Mark E. Hiigel and assumed by Cmdr. M. Scott Jackson. The national anthem was played on the flute by Hiigel's daughter Tana. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Kelley.

Port Angeles High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets (NJROTC) present colors during a change-of-command ceremony held at Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Wash., July 22, 2018.

Command was passed from Capt. Mark E. Hiigel and assumed by Cmdr. M. Scott Jackson. The national anthem was played on the flute by Hiigel's daughter Tana.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Kelley.

 

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