MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter Diligence to move homeports to NAS Pensacola

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/24/2020 11:48 AM EDT

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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter Diligence to move homeports to NAS Pensacola

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is to move homeports from Wilmington, North Carolina to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, Monday, July 27, 2020. 

Who: Cmdr. Luke Slivinski, commanding officer, Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, Cmdr. Aaron Kowalczk, executive officer, Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, Chief Petty Officer John Backman, command chief, Coast Guard Cutter Diligence

What: Coast Guard Cutter Diligence’s arrival to Naval Air Station Pensacola

When: 10 a.m., Monday, July 27, 2020

Where: Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, 280 Taylor Rd, Pensacola, Fl. 32508

Slivinski, Kowalczk and Backman will be available after their arrival for interviews. 

The ceremony is not open to the public in order to maintain safety measures in place due to COVID-19. Media attending are required to wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines as per current CDC guidelines.

Media is advised to RSVP to Jason Bortz at (850) 418-5185 by 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26 and to arrive no later than 9 a.m. Monday morning. 

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