Coast Guard Cutter Kimball holds change of command ceremony

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U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
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06/30/2025 06:43 PM EDT

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) held a change of command ceremony, Friday, in Honolulu. Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony in which Capt. Craig Allen relieved Capt. Robert Kinsey as Kimball’s commanding officer.
Capt. Robert Kinsey (left) shakes hands with Capt. Craig Allen (right) during the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball’s (WMSL 756) change of command ceremony in Honolulu, June 27, 2025.  Allen relieved Kinsey as Kimball’s commanding officer during the ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Andrew Tiongson, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Sean Dreher.