Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin, Pacific Area deputy commander to retire

Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin, Pacific Area deputy commander to retire
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin, a native of Erie, Pa., will retire from the Coast Guard during a ceremony scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau at Coast Guard Island. Colvin has served as the deputy commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area since June 8, 2011. Along with being among the top five most senior cuttermen in the Coast Guard, he is...

17th Coast Guard District to hold change of command ceremony

Rear Admiral Thomas P. Ostebo JUNEAU, Alaska – The 17th Coast Guard District will hold a formal change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Station Juneau where Rear Admiral Thomas P. Ostebo will relieve Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin as commander of the 17th Coast Guard District Thursday, 10 a.m. Vice Admiral Manson K. Brown, Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Coast Guard Defense Force West,...