MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach scheduled to hold virtual change of command ceremony

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 11th District PA Detachment LA/LB Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment LA/LB Office: (310) 521-4260 After Hours: (310) 781-0619 PA Detachment LA/LB online newsroom

Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach scheduled to hold virtual change of command ceremony

WHO: Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, the 11th Coast Guard District commander, Capt. Monica L. Rochester, the Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach commander, Capt. Rebecca E. Ore, the Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach deputy commander.

WHAT: Capt. Rebecca E. Ore is scheduled to assume command of Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach during a change-of-command ceremony remotely presided over by Rear Adm. Peter Gautier.

WHEN: Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach at 1001 S. Seaside Ave. San Pedro, CA 90731

Editor's note: Due to social distancing constraints, limited media will be permitted to attend the event and will facilitate on a first come first serve basis. Media attending this event must RSVP with Coast Guard Public Affairs personnel at (310) 781-0619 no later than 4 p.m. Wednesday. All media must have government-issued identification and media credentials to gain access to Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach. Entry to the base will be allowed to media on the day of the event at 10:00 a.m. Due to limited space, the event will not be open to the public.

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Capt. Rebecca E. Ore is scheduled to assume command of Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach Thursday during a change-of-command ceremony.

Ore will relieve Capt. Monica L. Rochester, who has served as the Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach commander since June 2018.

Ore currently serves as the deputy commander for Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach. The sector is a regional operational command responsible for maritime safety, security and environmental protection and law enforcement for an area spanning 350 miles along the California coast, from Morro Bay to San Clemente and encompassing the nation’s largest container port complex.

Annually, Coast Guard teams respond to 500 search and rescue cases, conduct more than 1,500 exams and inspections aboard domestic and foreign vessels, oversee 28,000 vessel movements, and investigate over 500 marine casualty, enforcement and pollution events. 

The sector oversees four patrol boats, four 154-foot fast response cutters, three coastal small boat stations, a marine safety detachment, a vessel traffic system and an aids-to-navigation team. 

The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored event preserved by the heritage of naval tradition. It is a custom that is formal, follows military protocol and is designed to strengthen the respect for the continuity of command that is vital to military organization

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