Coast Guard National Strike Force receives new commanding officer

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/19/2020 06:51 PM EDT

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Coast Guard National Strike Force receives new commanding officer

 

Coast Guard Capt. (select) Tedd Hutley assumes command of Coast Guard National Strike Force (NSF) from Capt. Mark Shepard, Friday, June 19, 2020 at Coast Guard National Strike Force Coordination Center, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area presided virtually over the ceremony. Prior to assuming command of the NSF, Capt.(select) Hutley served as the division chief within the Commandant’s Office of Specialized Capabilities since August 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis) Coast Guard Capt. (select) Tedd Hutley assumes command of Coast Guard National Strike Force (NSF) from Capt. Mark Shepard, Friday, June 19, 2020 at Coast Guard National Strike Force Coordination Center, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lara Davis)

 

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Coast Guard Capt. (select) Tedd Hutley relieved Capt. Mark

Shepard as Commander of Coast Guard National Strike Force during a change of command

ceremony at Coast Guard National Strike Force Coordination Center, Friday.

 

Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, Commander Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presided over the

ceremony.

 

During the ceremony, Shepard was recognized for outstanding meritorious service as

Commander NSF and Commanding officer NSFCC from June 2017 to June 2020. Shepard will

serve next as the Fifth District Chief of Response, overseeing search and rescue, law

enforcement and pollution response operations.

 

Hutley has served as the division chief within the Commandant’s Office of Specialized

Capabilities since August 2018. Prior to that, Hutley served as Commanding Officer of the

Atlantic Strike Team in Fort Dix, New Jersey.

 

The NSF is comprised of nearly 275 active duty, civilian, reserve and auxiliary personnel. The

NSF units include the NSFCC; the Atlantic Strike Team; the Gulf Strike Team; the Pacific Strike

Team; the Coast Guard Incident Management Assistance Team; and the Public Information

Assist Team.

 

 

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