Coast Guard Cmdr. Thomas H. King assumes command of Coast Guard Cutter Northland from Cmdr. Christopher E. Austin as Vice Adm. Robert J. Papp presides over a change of command ceremony at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday, July 15, 2008. The Northland is one of six 270-foot medium endurance cutters home-ported in Portsmouth, Va. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Jones)
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