Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound holds change of command ceremony

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Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound holds change of command ceremony
07/12/2026 12:54 PM EDT

SEATTLE — Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound held a change of command ceremony on Friday, July 10, at Coast Guard Base Seattle.
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Michael Hunt (left), incoming commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, renders a salute to Capt. Mark McDonnell (right), outgoing commanding officer of the sector, while Rear Adm. Arex Avanni (center), commander of the Coast Guard Northwest District, officiates the pass down during the Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound change-of-command ceremony in Seattle, Washington, July 10, 2026