Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento holds change of command ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/31/2026 10:30 PM EDT

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Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento holds change of command ceremony
07/31/2026 10:05 PM EDT

Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento held a change of command ceremony Friday, marking the transfer of leadership from Capt. Bradford Apitz to Capt. Patrick Dill
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Bradford Apitz, Rear Adm. Jeffery Novak, the Coast Guard Southwest District commander, and Capt. Patrick Dill, the Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento commander, pose during a change of command ceremony at Air Station Sacramento, McClellan Park, California, July 31, 2026. During the ceremony Dill was formally recognized as the new air station commander. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Wiese)