Capt. Capt. Roberto Rivera (right) relieves Capt. Kate Higgins-Bloom (left) as commander of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay while Rear Adm. Zeita Merchant (center), commander, Coast Guard East District, presides over a change of command ceremony at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, July 16, 2026. Sector Delaware Bay includes more than 815 active-duty, reserve, and civilian personnel, approximately 2,100 Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteers, and 11 Coast Guard field units. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Auxiliarist Leon C. DeFulgentis)