MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Sector Northern New England to hold change-of-command ceremony

News Release

U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast Contact: 1st District Public Affairs Office: (617) 223-8515 After Hours: (617) 717-9609 1st District online newsroom

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Sector Northern New England to hold change-of-command ceremony

WHO: Capt. Amy F. Florentino will assume command from Capt. Brian J. LeFebvre, as commander of Coast Guard Sector Northern New England.

WHAT:  Sector Northern New England change-of-command ceremony

WHEN: 10 a.m., Friday, June 25

WHERE: Portland Ocean Gateway, 14 Ocean Gateway Pier, Portland, ME 04101

PORTLAND — Capt. Amy F. Florentino is scheduled to relieve Capt. Brian J. LeFebvre as commander of Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, Friday, during a change-of-command ceremony at the Portland Ocean Gateway. 

Rear Adm. Thomas G. Allan Jr., Coast Guard First District commander, will preside over the ceremony.

Florentino is currently the Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie deputy commander, a position she has held since July 2019.  LeFebvre will be retiring from active duty. 

Coast Guard Sector Northern New England executes operational missions across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and northeastern New York in an area of responsibility that spans hundreds of miles of coastline and 11,000 square nautical miles of water. 

The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored military tradition that marks the transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. It is conducted to demonstrate a continuation of trust and authority within the chain of command. 

Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP with Coast Guard Public Affairs by Thursday at 4 p.m., at (617) 717-9609. All attendees are required to follow Centers Disease Control (CDC) guidance requiring face coverings.

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