Media Advisory: Coast Guard to hold Change of Command ceremony for 14th District

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/18/2018 08:59 PM EDT

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Media Advisory  

U.S. Coast Guard 14th District Hawaii and the Pacific
Contact: 14th District Public Affairs
Office: (808) 535-3230
After Hours: (808) 341-9849
14th District online newsroom

Media Advisory: Coast Guard to hold Change of Command ceremony for 14th District

HONOLULU — Media are invited to observe the Change of Command ceremony of the commander, Coast Guard 14th District, Thursday.

The Coast Guard 14th District will bid farewell to Rear Adm. Brian K. Penoyer and welcome Rear Adm. Kevin E. Lunday.

Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, will preside over the ceremony.

The 14th District covers more than 12.2 million square miles of land and sea, with units on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the Big Island, and in American Samoa, Saipan, Guam, Singapore, and Japan. The district commander oversees operational units ashore and afloat throughout the Pacific, which regularly perform missions in maritime safety, protection of natural resources, maritime security, homeland security, and national defense.

WHO: Rear Adm. Brian K. Penoyer and Rear Adm. Kevin E. Lunday

WHAT: Change of Command for Coast Guard 14th District

WHEN: Thursday, July 19, 10 a.m. Media should arrive at Coast Guard Base Honolulu no later than 9:15 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Base Honolulu, 400 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI 96819. Media will be met at the front gate and escorted.

Please RSVP to Coast Guard 14th District External Affairs at 808-341-9849 or 808-282-7809 by 8 a.m. Thursday.

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