Coast Guard 13th District to hold change-of-command ceremony in Seattle

Coast Guard 13th District to hold change-of-command ceremony in Seattle

SEATTLE - Rear Adm. Anthony J. Vogt is scheduled to relieve Rear Adm. David G. Throop as commander of the Coast Guard 13th District in a change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Tuesday, at 11 a.m.

Rear Adm. Vogt is coming to District 13 from Coast Guard Headquarters where he served as Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Response Policy.  In this role, he was responsible for the development of strategic response doctrine and policy guidance for all Coast Guard forces. 

These policies encompassed seven of the eleven operational maritime missions in the areas of law enforcement, search and rescue, maritime security, counterterrorism and defense operations, oil spill response, incident management, and contingency exercise programs.

Rear Adm. Throop is going to the Pacific Area Command in Alameda, CA where he will serve as Deputy Commander Pacific Area. 

Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Commander Pacific Area, will be presiding over the ceremony. 

Due to base security, media representatives interested in attending the change-of command ceremony must contact the Coast Guard 13th District Public Affairs Office at 206-605-4840 no later than 9 a.m., Tuesday.

WHO: Commander of the Coast Guard 13th District

WHAT: Change-of-command ceremony where Rear Adm. Vogt will assume command from Rear Adm. Throop.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at 11 a.m. Media wishing to attend should be at Base Seattle no later than 10:45 a.m.

WHERE: U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle, 1519 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, WA.  

The Coast Guard 13th District commander is responsible for overseeing all Coast Guard operations throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, which include more than 4,400 miles of coastline, 600 miles of inland waterways and a 125 nautical mile international border with Canada.

The 13th district is home to a 3,300-member workforce, 14 cutters, 107 small boats, and 11 aircraft. 

In an average year, Coast Guard Thirteenth District personnel conduct 2,000 search and rescue cases and save 250 lives, while assisting 6,000 people and protecting more than $13 million in property. 

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