Coast Guard cutter changes command en route to South China Sea
One of the U.S. Coast Guard’s largest cutters held a change-of-command ceremony in Honolulu Harbor on Monday during a stop on its way to conduct operations in the Western Pacific.
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A U.S. Coast Guard H-65 helicopter greets crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brian C. Krautler walks as the new commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard outgoing Capt. Stephen J. Adler, second from right, speaks with incoming Capt. Brian C. Krautler during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard outgoing Capt. Stephen J. Adler, middle, bumps fists with shipmates in a Personnel Inspection during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brian C. Krautler speaks during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard outgoing Capt. Stephen J. Adler, middle, shakes hands and changes command with incoming Capt. Brian C. Krautler as Rear Adm. Matthew J. Sibley, left, claps during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard outgoing Capt. Stephen J. Adler is silhouetted during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Matthew J. Sibley, left, shakes hands with outgoing Capt. Stephen J. Adler during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Matthew J. Sibley, right, reads orders with outgoing Capt. Stephen J. Adler during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Matthew Sibley speaks during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard incoming Capt. Brian C. Krautler, middle, follows outgoing Capt. Stephen J. Adler, left, in a Personnel Inspection during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Brian C. Krautler bows his head during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752).JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Matthew W. Sibley, left, and Capt. Stephen J. Adler salute during a Change of Command ceremony aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) on Monday, April 17, 2023, at USCG Base Honolulu.