Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star hosts change of command ceremony [Image 2 of 4]

VALLEJO, CA, UNITED STATES

07.11.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Capts. Keith Ropella and William Woityra shake hands at the completion of the change of command ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WGAB 10) in Vallejo, Calif., July 11, 2022. Polar Star, the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, deploys annually to Antarctica in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and National Science Foundation. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Ens. Katharina Commins.

• Date Taken: 07.11.2022
• Date Posted: 07.13.2022 02:39
• Photo ID: 7313629
• VIRIN: 220711-G-WL656-189
• Resolution: 1904x1271
• Size: 172.08 KB
• Location: VALLEJO, CA, US