Coast Guard to hold change-of-command ceremony for commander of Great Lakes region

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/03/2019 02:21 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 9th District Great Lakes
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Coast Guard to hold change-of-command ceremony for commander of Great Lakes region


WHO: Commander, U.S. Coast Guard 9th District
WHAT: Change-of-command ceremony
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2019
WHERE: Windows on the River, 2000 Sycamore Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113


CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a change-of-command ceremony for its 9th District, which encompasses the five Great Lakes, the St. Lawrence Seaway and eight states in the surrounding region, at Windows on the River, downtown Cleveland, Thursday afternoon.

Vice Adm. Scott Buschman, Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, will preside over the ceremony to transfer command of the 9th District from Rear Adm. Joanna Nunan to Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell. 

Media interested in attending the change of command should R.S.V.P. to the Coast Guard 9th District Public Affairs Office at 216-902-6020 no later than 4 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

The ceremony is expected to last approximately 45 minutes. Nunan and Cottrell will be available for brief media interviews immediately after the ceremony.

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