Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon conducts change of command ceremony [Image 8 of 14]

KODIAK, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

06.16.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bishop 

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

Coast Guard Capt. Joel Carse, commander of Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic, (left) awards Lt. Cmdr. Micheal Adam Young, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158), with the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation during the cutter’s change of command ceremony at Paradigm Pier in Kodiak, Alaska, June 16, 2026. Young received the award on behalf of the Witherspoon crew.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bishop)

• Date Taken: 06.16.2026
• Date Posted: 06.17.2026 18:43
• Photo ID: 9758054
• VIRIN: 260616-G-FK377-1010
• Resolution: 7277x4851
• Size: 6.16 MB
• Location: KODIAK, ALASKA, US