Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Panciocco (left), incoming commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158), poses for a photo with Capt. Joel Carse (center), commander of Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic, and Lt. Cmdr. Michael Adam Young (right), outgoing commanding officer of the Witherspoon (WPC 1158), as part of the cutter’s change of command ceremony at Paradigm Pier in Kodiak, Alaska, June 16, 2026. Panciocco, Carse, and Young were all members of the official party for the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shannon Shepard)