Coast Guard Cutter Mellon change of command [Image 4 of 4]

SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES

07.31.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross 

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

Capt. Jose Jiménez (left), former commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, and Capt. Darran McLenon (right), oncoming commanding officer of the Mellon, shake hands with Vice Adm. Charles Ray, Coast Guard Pacific Area commander presiding over their change of command ceremony, in Seattle, July 31, 2015. The ceremony is a military tradition, conducted in front of the unit’s crew, that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility and authority from an outgoing commander to an incoming one. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross)

• Date Taken: 07.31.2015
• Date Posted: 07.31.2015 19:17
• Photo ID: 2098747
• VIRIN: 150731-G-LB229-230
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 10.92 MB
• Location: SEATTLE, WA, US