Coast Guard welcomes new 5th District commander
Rear Adm. Laura Dickey, incoming 5th District commander, salutes Rear Adm. Keith Smith as she relieves him as district commander during the 5th District’s change-of-command ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 25, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Rear Adm. Laura Dickey assumed the duties and responsibilities of Coast Guard 5th District...
5th Coast Guard District Holds Change of Command
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin shakes hands with Rear Adm. Keith Smith during the 5th District change of command ceremony Aug. 10, 2018, in Norfolk, Virginia. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Andrew Winz)
NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard Rear Adm. Keith Smith assumed command of the 5th Coast Guard District from Rear Adm. Meredith Austin during a change of command ceremony Friday.
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New Coast Guard admiral to lead the Mid-Atlantic
Rear Adm. Keith Smith, commander, Coast Guard’s 5th District, speaks to attendees at the Coast Guard 5th District’s official change of command ceremony in Alexandria Virginia, August 10, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Andy Winz
Alexandria, VA – Often the Coast Guard is defined by its actions and reputation as one of the world’s premiere maritime lifesaving and law enforcement...
Coast Guard Force Readiness Command Holds Change of Command
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, deputy commandant of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command, oversees FORCECOM’s change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, July 31, 2018. Official U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Brahm.
Cape May, NJ – Coast Guard Training Center Cape May hosted the change of command ceremony for Coast Guard Force Readiness...
Coast Guard Force Readiness Command holds change of command
Coast Guard Vice Adm. Sandra Stosz, deputy commandant of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command, oversees FORCECOM’s change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Virginia, April 20, 2017. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Andrew Winz)
Cape May – Rear Adm. Keith Smith relieved Rear Adm. David Throop as Commander, Force Readiness Command, during a change-of-command...
Coast Guard Joint Interagency Task Force West holds change of command on Oahu
HONOLULU — Rear Adm. Donna Cottrell relieved Rear Adm. Keith Smith as director of Joint Interagency Task Force West during a change of command ceremony at Camp Smith on Oahu, Friday.
Cottrell is a native of Wellington, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1982; from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1997 with a Master of Science degree in aeronautical...
