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Media Advisory

Date: July 16, 2009
Contact: USCG Station Tillamook Bay
(503) 322-3531
Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly Parker
(503) 861-6235

Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, Ore., change of command

*** Media interested in attending can contact Station Tillamook Bay's officer-of-the-day at (503) 322-3531 or Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly Parker at (503) 861-6235***

WHO: Station Tillamook Bay

WHAT: Change of Command

WHEN: Friday July 17, 2009 at 11 a.m.

WHERE: Station Tillamook Bay
1 Coast Guard Way
Garibaldi, OR 97118

ASTORIA, Ore. - Coast Guard Master Chief Petty Officer Michael P. Leavitt will transfer command of Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay, Ore., to Master Chief Petty Officer Michael T. Saindon in a change of command ceremony scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., Friday, July 17, 2009.

Capt. Peter Troedsson, Commander of Coast Guard Group Astoria, is scheduled to preside over the ceremony.

Leavitt served as the officer in charge of Station Tillamook Bay since July 2, 2007.  Saindon is coming from Station Noya River, Fort Bragg, Calif., where he served as the officer in charge.

The change of command ceremony is a time-honored event preserved by the rich heritage of naval tradition. It is a custom that is formal and following military protocol is designed to strengthen the respect for the continuity of command that is vital to any military organization. The culmination of the ceremony is reached when both officers read their orders, face one another, salute, and transfer responsibility of command. This provides the entire command with the knowledge and the opportunity to witness that the officer directed by proper authority is taking command.

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