BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter Juniper is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony Thursday in Newport, R.I.
WHO: Lt. Cmdr. John M. Singletary will be relieving Cmdr. A. Brian Caudle as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Juniper.
WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Naval Station Newport, Peir 2; Meet media escort at Gate 2, 1377 Training Station Road, Newport, R.I.
The change of command ceremony is a time-honored military tradition. It is a formal ritual conducted before the assembled company of the command. It conveys to officers and enlisted personnel of the cutter that although the authority of command is relinquished by one person and assumed by another, it is still maintained without interruption.
Coast Guard Cutter Juniper is a 225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender home-ported in Newport, R.I. The primary mission of Cutter Juniper and her crew is to service short and long range aids to navigation. They are also capable of handling and assisting a variety of other missions such as maritime law enforcement, homeland security, ice breaking, environmental pollution response, and search and rescue.
Media interested in attending are requested to RSVP to Petty Officer 2nd class LaNola Stone at 617-717-9609 by 4 p.m. Wednesday.