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SAN DIEGO -- Crewmembers of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman reunite with loved ones after their return to homeport at Naval Base San Diego from a 100-day patrol to the Bering Sea, Dec. 22, 2011. During the patrol, Sherman’s crew boarded 45 vessels to conduct safety checks and fisheries inspections, as well as responded to seven search and rescue cases, saving more than 20 lives and maritime assets valued at more than $1.5 million. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

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SAN DIEGO -- Loved ones of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman's crew wait for their return to homeport from a 100-day patrol to the Bering Sea at Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 22, 2011. During the patrol, Sherman's crew boarded 45 vessels to conduct safety checks and fisheries inspections, as well as responded to seven search and rescue cases, saving more than 20 lives and maritime assets valued at more than $1.5 million. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman returns to homeport at Naval Base San Diego from a 100-day patrol to the Bering Sea, Dec. 22, 2011. During the patrol, Sherman's crew boarded 45 vessels to conduct safety checks and fisheries inspections, as well as responded to seven search and rescue cases, saving more than 20 lives and maritime assets valued at more than $1.5 million. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- A line handler pulls a mooring line to the pier from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman as it returns to homeport at Naval Base San Diego from a 100-day patrol to the Bering Sea, Dec. 22, 2011. During the patrol, Sherman's crew boarded 45 vessels to conduct safety checks and fisheries inspections, as well as responded to seven search and rescue cases, saving more than 20 lives and maritime assets valued at more than $1.5 million. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Crewmembers of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman reunite with loved ones after their return to homeport at Naval Base San Diego from a 100-day patrol to the Bering Sea, Dec. 22, 2011. During the patrol, Sherman's crew boarded 45 vessels to conduct safety checks and fisheries inspections, as well as responded to seven search and rescue cases, saving more than 20 lives and maritime assets valued at more than $1.5 million. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Crewmembers of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman reunite with loved ones after their return to homeport at Naval Base San Diego from a 100-day patrol to the Bering Sea, Dec. 22, 2011. During the patrol, Shermans crew boarded 45 vessels to conduct safety checks and fisheries inspections, as well as responded to seven search and rescue cases, saving more than 20 lives and maritime assets valued at more than $1.5 million. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

For more information on the Sherman's patrol, click this link: http://www.sandiego.uscgnews.com/go/doc/830/1262827/

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SAN DIEGO -- U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returns to homeport in San Diego after a two-month deployment to the Eastern Pacific, Dec. 14, 2011. Friends and family members met the crew at the pier to welcome them home. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

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SAN DIEGO -- Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew wait anxiously for them to moor and disembark at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to homeport after a two-month Eastern Pacific deployment. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alexis Motley.

SAN DIEGO -- Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew wait anxiously for them to moor and disembark at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to homeport after a two-month Eastern Pacific deployment. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alexis Motley.

SAN DIEGO -- Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew wait anxiously for them to moor and disembark at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to homeport after a two-month Eastern Pacific deployment. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alexis Motley.

SAN DIEGO -- Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew greet them after they moored and disembarked at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to homeport after a two-month Eastern Pacific deployment. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alexis Motley.

SAN DIEGO -- Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew greet them after they moored and disembarked at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to homeport after a two-month Eastern Pacific deployment. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alexis Motley.

SAN DIEGO -- Families and loved ones of Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell's crew greet them after they moored and disembarked at Naval base San Diego, Dec. 14, 2011. The Boutwell returned to homeport after a two-month Eastern Pacific deployment. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Alexis Motley.

For more information on the Boutwell's deployment, follow this link: http://www.sandiego.uscgnews.com/go/doc/830/1255867/

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SAN DIEGO – U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, Secret Service and San Diego Harbor Police crews work together to enforce a security zone around the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego Bay during the Carrier Classic college basketball game Nov. 11, 2011. The basketball game was played on the flight deck of the ship and was attended by President Barack Obama. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

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SAN DIEGO -- A crewmember from U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego mans the forward gun aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft- Law Enforcement boat while enforcing the security zone around the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego Bay during the Carrier Classic basketball game Nov. 11, 2011. The basketball game was played on the flight deck of the ship and was attended by President Barack Obama. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- A 33-foot Special Purpose Craft- Law Enforcement boat crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego enforces the security zone around the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego Bay during the Carrier Classic basketball game Nov. 11, 2011. The basketball game was played on the flight deck of the ship and was attended by President Barack Obama. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- A crewmember from U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego mans the forward gun aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft- Law Enforcement boat while enforcing the security zone around the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego Bay during the Carrier Classic basketball game Nov. 11, 2011. The basketball game was played on the flight deck of the ship and was attended by President Barack Obama. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- A boarding team from U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego performs a security boarding of a cargo ship passing through the security zone around the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego Bay during the Carrier Classic basketball game Nov. 11, 2011. The basketball game was played on the flight deck of the ship and was attended by President Barack Obama. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

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SAN DIEGO - The Coast Guard Cutters Boutwell and Sherman officially changed homeport from Alameda, Calif., to San Diego during a ceremony at Naval base San Diego, July 29, 2011 at 10 a.m.

Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony. Also in attendance were Capt. Winton Smith, commanding officer, Naval Base San Diego, Mayor Ron Morrisson, National City, Calif., and members of the Southern California Navy League chapters.

During the ceremony, the Navy League adopted both cutters welcoming them to the long line of ships supported by the organization.

The Change of Homeport provides both the Boutwell and the Sherman, two 378-foot high endurance cutters to replace the recently decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter’s Hamilton and Chase, previously home ported in San Diego.  The Boutwell and Sherman will patrol from the South Pacific to the Bering Sea areas conducting law enforcement operations, counter drug operations, alien migrant interdiction operations, fisheries operations, living marine resource enforcement, homeland security, search and rescue and defense operations.The Boutwell and Sherman are both 378-foot high endurance cutters. Both cutters remain available for world-wide deployment, but will focus patrols on the South Pacific and Bearing Sea areas.

For more information on the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, please follow the link below:
http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcboutwell/default.asp

For more information on the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman, please follow the link below:
http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcsherman/default.asp

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SAN DIEGO - The Coast Guard Cutter Sherman welcomed a new commanding officer in a change of command ceremony July 28, 2011 aboard the Sherman at U.S. Naval Base San Diego.

During the ceremony, which was presided by Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin, deputy commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, Capt. Joseph F. Hester assumed command responsibilities from Capt. Gregory J. Sanial as commanding officer.

Capt. Sanial will be reporting to the 17th Coast Guard District in Juneau, Alaska as the chief of law enforcement.

The Change of Command is a formal ceremony, conducted before the assembled company of the command. It conveys that although the authority of command is relinquished by one person and is assumed by another, it is still maintained without interruption.

The Sherman and its crew are scheduled to depart in the up-coming months to patrol the Alaskan waters and Bering Sea to conduct fisheries operations, law enforcement missions and search-and-rescue operations. Sherman’s primary missions include law enforcement, counterdrug operations, alien migrant interdiction operations, fisheries operations, search and rescue, homeland security and defense operations.

For more information on the Coast Guard Cutter Sherman, please follow the link below:

http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcsherman/default.asp

SAN DIEGO –The Coast Guard Sector San Diego welcomed a new commanding officer in a change of command ceremony, Thursday at the Coast Guard base in San Diego.

During the ceremony, which was presided over by Capt. Gwyn Johnson the acting District 11 Commander, Capt. Sean M. Mahoney assumed command responsibilities from Capt. Thomas H. Farris as commander of Sector San Diego and San Diego Captain of the Port.

After 30 years of active duty service in the Coast Guard, Farris officially retired after the change of command ceremony.

Mahoney is reporting to San Diego from Portsmouth, Va., where he was assigned as the Chief of the Fifth District Incident Management branch. There he led search and rescue and crisis management in the mid-Atlantic region.

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, which formally restates that the continuity of command will be maintained. It is a formal ritual, conducted before the assembled company of the command. It conveys to the officers, enlisted personnel, civilian employees, and auxiliary members of the Coast Guard that although the authority of command is relinquished by one person and is assumed by another, it is still maintained without interruption.

SAN DIEGO – The official party of the change of command ceremony for Coast Guard Sector San Diego arrive on stage to begin the ceremony Thursday, June 30, 2011. Capt. Gwyn Johnson (far left) presided over the ceremony where Capt. Sean M. Mahoney (third right) assumed command from Capt. Thomas Farris (second from left). U.S. Coast Guard photo Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Capt. Thomas H. Farris and Capt. Sean M. Mahoney conduct a personnel inspection during the Coast Guard Sector San Diego change of command ceremony at the Coast Guard base Thursday, June 30, 2011. Mahoney officially assumed responsibilities from Farris during the time-honored tradition, which formally restates that the continuity of command will be maintained. U.S. Coast Guard photo Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Capt. Sean M. Mahoney (right) salutes Capt. Gwyn Johnson (center) as he assumes command of Sector San Diego from Capt. Thomas H. Farris (left) Thursday, June 30, 2011. Mahoney officially assumed responsibilities from Farris during the time-honored tradition, which formally restates that the continuity of command will be maintained. U.S. Coast Guard photo Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Capt. Thomas H. Farris (right) accepts the American flag from Cmdr. Christopher J. Conley (left) during his retirement ceremony at Coast Guard Sector San Diego Thursday, June 30, 2011. Farris retired from active duty service after dedicating 30 honorable years to serving the country. U.S. Coast Guard photo Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

For video of the change of command ceremony, follow the link below:

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1304242

For video of Capt. Farris' retirement ceremony, follow the link below:

http://cgvi.uscg.mil/media/main.php?g2_itemId=1304294

SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard Cutter Edisto welcomed a new commanding officer in a change of command ceremony June 27, 2011 aboard the Naval Submarine Base, Point Loma, Calif.

During the ceremony, which was presided by Capt. Thomas Farris, the commanding officer of Sector San Diego, Lt. Philip Baxa assumed command responsibilities from Lt. Ari Fitzwater as commanding officer.

Fitzwater will be reporting to the University of California, Hastings, in San Francisco where he will attend law school.

During his tenure, Edisto crew saved 56 lives, rescued 78 Mexican migrants, prevented 5,200 pounds of marijuana from entering the United States and was the initial on-scene commander for cruise ship Carnival Splendor as it was towed into port after suffering a debilitating engine fire 150 miles south of San Diego.

Baxa reported to Edisto from Manama, Bahrain where he was assigned as the commanding officer of the110-foot Coast Guard Cutter Aquidneck.

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, which formally restates that the continuity of command will be maintained. It is a formal ritual, conducted before the assembled company of the command. It conveys to the officers, enlisted personnel, civilian employees, and auxiliary members of the Coast Guard that although the authority of command is relinquished by one person and is assumed by another, it is still maintained without interruption.

Coast Guard Cutter Edisto is the 13th Island Class Patrol cutter, and is homeported at Naval Submarine Base Point Loma. It was commissioned in 1986 and the current crew joins a proud history of distinguished service to the United States. For more information please contact Lt. Kenji Awamura at kenji.r.awamura@uscg.mil.

SAN DIEGO -- The Coast Guard Cutter Edisto displays full dress colors during the change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego June 27, 2011. Command of the Edisto was transferred from Lt. Ari Fitzwater to Lt. Philip Baxa. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO Ð Lt. Philip Baxa, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Edisto, speaks during the EdistoÕs change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego June 27, 2011. Command of the Edisto, a 110-foot patrol boat whose missions include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, migrant interdiction and coastal defense, was transferred from Lt. Ari Fitzwater to Baxa. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Lt. Philip Baxa and Lt. Ari Fitzwater salute each other during the Coast Guard Cutter Edisto's change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego June 27, 2011. Command of the Edisto, a 110-foot patrol boat whose missions include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, migrant interdiction and coastal defense, was transferred from Fitzwater to Baxa. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Lt. Ari Fitzwater, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Edisto, speaks during the Edisto's change of command ceremony at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego July 27, 2011. Command of the Edisto, a 110-foot patrol boat whose missions include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, migrant interdiction and coastal defense, was transferred from Fitzwater to Lt. Philip Baxa. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter welcomed a new commanding officer in a change of command ceremony June 17, 2011 aboard the Naval Submarine Base, Point Loma, Calif.

During the ceremony, which was presided by Capt. Thomas Farris, the commanding officer of Sector San Diego, Master Chief Petty Officer John D. Bowen assumed command responsibilities from Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey D. Sherman as officer in charge.

During Sherman’s tenure, Sea Otter received the Sector San Diego Readiness Award for May 2010, the 87-foot Program Depot Maintenance Section Chief Excellence in Cutter Configuration Award for 1st quarter fiscal year 2011, had a 1,400 pound marijuana drug bust off of Sunset Cliffs and apprehended approximately 70 suspected illegal migrants.

Bowen reported to Sea Otter from the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi in Honolulu as the officer in charge.

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition, which formally restates that the continuity of command will be maintained. It is a formal ritual, conducted before the assembled company of the command. It conveys to the officers, enlisted personnel, civilian employees, and auxiliary members of the Coast Guard that although the authority of command is relinquished by one person and is assumed by another, it is still maintained without interruption.

Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter is the 62nd vessel of the Marine Protector Class of Coast Guard Patrol Boats. Built in 2005, by Bollinger Shipyards Inc. of Lockport, La., this vessel employs the latest technological advances in navigation and marine technology. Sea Otter was commissioned on the October 13, 2005, after a 5,000 nautical mile voyage from Louisiana. Since its arrival to the west coast Sea Otter has actively patrolled from the United States/Mexican border to San Francisco and offshore up to 200 nautical miles. Sea Otter’s primary missions include Search and Rescue, Homeland Security, and Law Enforcement.

SEA OTTER has participated in numerous joint operations with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other law enforcement agencies. Strong working relationships with other agencies and the ability to perform numerous different missions has made SEA OTTER a key asset in the San Diego area.

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SAN DIEGO – Master Chief Petty Officers Jeffrey D. Sherman and John D. Bowen inspect the crew of Coast Guard Cutter San Otter Friday, June 17, 2011, during a change of command ceremony aboard the Naval Submarine Base, Point Loma, Calif. Bowen assumed command of the Sea Otter and is reporting to San Diego as the officer in charge from the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi in Honolulu, and Sherman will be reporting to the Ahi as the officer in charge following the Sea Otter change of command. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO – Master Chief Petty Officer John D. Bowen (left) relieves Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey D. Sherman (right) of command of the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter Friday, June 17, 2011, during a change of command ceremony that was presided over by Capt. Thomas H. Farris (center) aboard the Naval Submarine Base, Point Loma, Calif. Bowen assumed command of the Sea Otter and is reporting to San Diego as the officer in charge from the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi in Honolulu, and Sherman will be reporting to the Ahi as the officer in charge following the Sea Otter change of command. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Allyson E.T. Conroy.

SAN DIEGO -- An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter lands at Coast Guard Sector San Diego after rescuing a 71-year-old-man who was experiencing seizures aboard a sailboat 120 miles south of San Diego April 23, 2011. The man was transported to San Diego, where he was transferred to emergency medical personnel. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

SAN DIEGO -- Emergency medical personnel examine a 71-year-old man who was experiencing seizures aboard a sailboat 120 miles south of San Diego at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, April 23, 2011. The man was hoisted from the boat by an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and transported to San Diego. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

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SAN DIEGO --An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego rescues a 71-year-old man who was experiencing diabetic seizures aboard a 40-foot sailboat 120 miles south of San Diego, April 23, 2011. The man was transported to San Diego, where he was transferred to emergency medical personnel. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.