PORT ANGELES, Wash.— Members of the media are invited to attend the Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles change-of-command ceremony, Friday.
Cmdr. Mark E. Hiigel will relieve Capt. Andrew W. Eriks as the commanding officer, and Eriks will transfer to Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he will serve as program manager for the Coast Guard Financial Management Service Improvement Initiative.
Rear Adm. Mark E. Butt, commander, Coast Guard 13th District, will preside over the ceremony.
WHO: -Capt. Andrew W. Eriks, commanding officer, Air Station/SFO Port Angeles -Cmdr. Mark E. Hiigel, prospective commanding office, Air Station/SFO Port Angeles
WHAT: Change-of-command ceremony
WHEN: 11 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2016. Media should plan to arrive by 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Air Station/SFO Port Angeles 1 Ediz Hook Rd. Port Angeles, WA 98363
*Media interested in attending should contact Lt. Jake Brantley at 360-417-5841.
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