Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic holds change of command ceremony in Anchorage

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Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic holds change of command ceremony in Anchorage
06/12/2026 06:34 PM EDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Capt. Joel Carse relieved Capt. Christopher Culpepper as sector commander of Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic during a change of command ceremony Friday at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Joel Carse, sector commander of Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic, salutes Capt. Christopher Culpepper to relieve him of duty as the sector commander at a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 12, 2026.