Coast Guard Cutter Cypress holds change of command ceremony [Image 3 of 16]

KODIAK, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

06.25.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bishop 

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

Crew members of Coast Guard Cutter Cypress (WLB 210) bow their heads during the benediction at the cutter’s change of command ceremony in Kodiak Alaska, June 25, 2026. The Cypress was commissioned in 2002 and became the tenth vessel in the Coast Guard’s fleet of Juniper-class seagoing buoy tenders.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bishop)

• Date Taken: 06.25.2026
• Date Posted: 06.26.2026 19:25
• Photo ID: 9776820
• VIRIN: 260625-G-FK377-1182
• Resolution: 6750x4500
• Size: 6.69 MB
• Location: KODIAK, ALASKA, US