Adm. Charles Michel promotion ceremony [Image 2 of 6]

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

06.01.2016

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Kyle Niemi 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters     

Lt. Cmdr. Jason Smith, military aide to the vice commandant, affixes a new shoulderboard to the uniform of Adm. Charles Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, during a ceremony at the Douglas Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building in Washington, D.C., June 1, 2016.

Following passage of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, the president nominated Michel for promotion from vice admiral to admiral to align the Coast Guard’s leadership structure to that of the other armed services.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Kyle Niemi

• Date Taken: 06.01.2016
• Date Posted: 06.01.2016 13:10
• Photo ID: 2628686
• VIRIN: 160601-G-KJ067-271
• Resolution: 2036x1486
• Size: 1.23 MB
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US