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Photo Release

Date: July 1, 2009
Contact: Petty Officer 2nd Class
Lauren Jorgensen
(617) 823-4207
Coast Guard names new Ancient Keeper
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Photo of personnel inspection

NEWPORT, R.I. - (Left to right) Chief Warrant Officers Thomas Guthlein and Kevin Galvin perform a ceremonial personnel inspection on the crew of Coast Guard Station Castle Hill during a change of command ceremony there Wednesday, July 1, 2009. During the ceremony, Guthlein took command of Station Castle Hill from Galvin, who retired immediately following the change of command. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)

Photo of Coast Guard ancients

 NEWPORT, R.I. - (Left to right) Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officers Christopher Kukla and Peter MacDougall, Vice Adm. Vivien Crea, and Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Guthlein gather together at Coast Guard Station Castle Hill after a change of watch ceremony Wednesday, July 1, 2009, during which Guthlein became the Coast Guard's Ancient Keeper, a title that recognizes recognizes a Coast Guardsman with outstanding performance and longevity of service in boat forces operations...More here (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen)

 

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