U.S. Coast Guard Academy Exchange General Manager Tom Birch retires after 50 years [Image 6 of 10]

NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES

12.12.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Leo Avila 

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA) Exchange Retired General Manager Tom Birch (right) poses for a photo with USCGA Well-Being and Recreation Supervisory Specialist Paula Springer who holds aloft a plastic torch at USCGA, New London, Connecticut, Dec. 12, 2025. Birch passed the torch to Springer as she is the next longest employed civilian at USCGA, having been employed for 44 years. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Leo Avila.)

• Date Taken: 12.12.2025
• Date Posted: 12.17.2025 11:41
• Photo ID: 9448396
• VIRIN: 251212-G-IM442-1448
• Resolution: 4500x3000
• Size: 1.08 MB
• Location: NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT, US