Coast Guard, Marine and Navy members from the Coast Guard 13th District in Seattle and the Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, as well as several Seahawks players, Sea Gal cheerleaders and members of the local media, gather round a stage as Rear Adm. Richard Gromlich, commander of the 13th district, gives a speech during the Seattle Seahawks change-of-command ceremony at the Coast Guard Base Seattle, Oct. 13, 2015.
During their time as the Seahawks official adopted military unit, Coast Guard crews carried the 12 flag farther than ever before, from Antarctica aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot Heavy Ice Breaker homeported in Seattle, to the North Pole aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot Medium Ice Breaker also homeported in Seattle.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
PFD Panda, the Coast Guard mascot used to bring attention to the use of personal flotation devices, pops out of the top of a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, supplied by members from the Marine Corps Security Forces Battalion from Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, during a Seattle Seahawks change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Oct. 13, 2015.
During the ceremony, various vehicles, boats and cutters were on display and available for tours to attendees who were representing the Coast Guard 13th District, MCSF Battalion Bangor, Seahawks, Sea Gals and USAA.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
Chief Petty Officer Scott Puclik poses for a photograph with two Seattle Seahawks Sea Gals at a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Oct. 13, 2015.
During the past year as the Seahawks' honored military unit, Coast Guard crews have hoisted the 12 Flag on aircraft, small boats and cutters around the district, including taking it both to Antarctica on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star and the North Pole on Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Fissell, a boatswain's mate, salutes and sounds a boatswain's pipe, per military tradition, as honored guests board Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, a 378-foot High Endurance Cutter homeported in Seattle, at a Seattle Seahawks change-of-command event, Oct. 13, 2015.
High-endurance cutters like the Mellon and their crews are integral to nearly all of the Coast Guard's missions due to their wide array of capabilities and their global reach.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Sarah Wilson.