Coast Guard Air Station Sitka conducts change of command ceremony [Image 1 of 3]

SITKA, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

07.10.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Bishop 

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic

Coast Guard Cmdr. Joseph Semke, left, outgoing commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, shakes hands with Rear Adm. Robert Little, right, commander of Coast Guard Arctic District, at the air station’s change of command ceremony in Sitka, Alaska, July 10, 2026. Cmdr. Joseph Plunkett assumed command from Semke following his two-year tour as the air station’s commanding officer.

(Courtesy photo by Auxiliarist Don Kluting)

• Date Taken: 07.10.2026
• Date Posted: 07.10.2026 20:26
• Photo ID: 9805348
• VIRIN: 260710-G-FK377-1001
• Resolution: 8192x5464
• Size: 7.66 MB
• Location: SITKA, ALASKA, US