MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg to hold change of command

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U.S. Coast Guard 7th District PA Detachment Tampa Bay Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Tampa Bay 305-965-4672 PA Detachment Tampa Bay online newsroom

Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg to hold change of command

Editors' Note: Media must RSVP by calling the Public Affairs Detachment at 305-965-4672 by 3 p.m. Thursday. Media are asked to be at Terminal 3 no later than 9:30 a.m., Friday.

All media members are required to present proper credentials upon arrival.

 

WHO: Capt. Holly Najarian will be relieved by Capt. Matthew Thompson as Commander, Sector St Petersburg.

WHAT: Sector St. Petersburg change-of-command ceremony

WHEN: Friday, June 28, 2019 at 10 a.m.

WHERE: 815 Channelside Dr., Terminal 3 at Port of Tampa

 

TAMPA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg is scheduled to hold a change-of-command ceremony Friday at the Port of Tampa.

Capt. Holly Najarian will be relieved by Capt. Matthew Thompson as Commander, Sector. St Petersburg.

Thompson was most recently assigned to the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center, Officer Personnel Management Division as Chief of Boards, Panels, Promotions, and Separations Branch. There he directed and oversaw all active duty officer promotion boards and advanced education panels, and effected all officer promotions, retirements and separations for the nearly 8,500 member commissioned and warrant officer corps.

Najarian has served as the sector commander since 2016. She is retiring after 26 years of service upon relief.

The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition. It represents a total transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another. 

The event ensures the continuity of leadership and operations within the sector's area of responsibility. 

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