Imagery Available: Crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell welcomes new commanding officer

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/12/2018 05:10 PM EDT

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Crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell welcomes new commanding officer

Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Boss salutes Chief Warrant Officer Joel "Brandon" Henderson as he transfers command of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell to Henderson as Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District presides during the ceremony held at Marine Safety Unit Portland, July 12, 2018. Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Boss and Chief Warrant Officer Joel Henderson conduct a personnel inspection of Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell crewmembers at a change of command ceremony on the grounds of Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., July 12, 2018.
Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Boss salutes Chief Warrant Officer Joel "Brandon" Henderson as he transfers command of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell to Henderson as Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District presides during the ceremony held at Marine Safety Unit Portland, July 12, 2018.

Henderson is returning to the cutter Bluebell as commanding officer after previously serving aboard the cutter as executive petty officer.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read. 		Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Boss and Chief Warrant Officer Joel Henderson conduct a personnel inspection of Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell crewmembers at a change of command ceremony on the grounds of Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., July 12, 2018.

The personnel inspection is a time honored tradition, performed at every change of command ceremony, it signifies the passing of an able-bodied crew from one leader to the next. 

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District and Capt. Brendan McPherson, chief of staff Coast Guard 13th District, presents a Master Cutterman certificate to Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Boss during a ceremony held at Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., July 12, 2018. he crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell stands in formation for a change of command ceremony on the grounds of the Marine Safety Unit, Portland, Ore., July 12, 2018.
Rear Adm. David Throop, commander Coast Guard 13th District and Capt. Brendan McPherson, chief of staff Coast Guard 13th District, presents a Master Cutterman certificate to Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Boss during a ceremony held at Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., July 12, 2018.

The Master Cutterman certificate is earned by serving an accumulative of 20 years at sea serving aboard Coast Guard cutters.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell stands in formation for a change of command ceremony on the grounds of the Marine Safety Unit, Portland, Ore., July 12, 2018.

The cutter Bluebell is a 73-year-old inland buoy tender and the crew maintains the aids to navigation in the Columbia, Snake and Willamette River systems. 

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Trevor Lilburn.

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