Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 05.19.2022
Cmdr. Jeannette M. Greene transfers the command of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory to Lt. Cmdr. Shea G. Winterberger, during a change of command ceremony held in Homer, Alaska, on May 19, 2022. A change-of-command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Gregory Schmidt....
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 05.19.2022
(Left to right) Coast Guard Cmdr. Jeannette M. Greene, Rear Adm. Nathan A. Moore, and Lt. Cmdr. Shea G. Winterberger pose in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory in Homer, Alaska, on May 19, 2022. As the commanding officer of the Hickory, Winterberger will be responsible for the 48 personnel, who oversee the maintenance of more than 170 buoys and beacons from Kachemak Bay to as far west......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 05.19.2022
The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crew holds a change of command ceremony at Pioneer Pier in Homer, Alaska, on May 19, 2022. A change-of-command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another and is considered a time-honored tradition conducted before the assembled crew, as well as honored guests and dignitaries to formally demonstrate the......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ali Blackburn | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 05.19.2022
The Coast Guard Cutter Hickory crew stands during a change of command ceremony held in Homer, Alaska, on May 19, 2022. Rear Adm. Nathan A. Moore presided over the ceremony, where Cmdr. Jeannette M. Greene transferred the command of the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory to Lt. Cmdr. Shea G. Winterberger. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Gregory Schmidt....
Photo by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 03.18.2019
Mike Brandenburg, Natural Resources Branch chief and wildlife biologist, watches a prescribed fire closely at Fort Knox, Kentucky, March 18, 2019, as it burns a forested area in preparation for more suitable growth....
Photo by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 03.18.2019
Ground fuels ignite a grove of juniper trees along Brumfield Range Road at Fort Knox, Kentucky, March 18, 2019, helping to thin out the wooded area in preparation for returning the area to grassland and species like "oak and hickory -- the forest type that is ecologically and economically the most valuable in our region,” said Brandenburg....
Photo by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 03.18.2019
Members of the Fort Knox Natural Resources Branch team walk out of an area after attempting to light lines of fire through the wood line. Drenched soil in a low-lying area and an open area with little ground fuel thwarted early efforts at conducting the prescribed burn....
Photo by Eric Pilgrim | Fort Knox | 03.18.2019
Mike Brandenburg, Natural Resources Branch chief and wildlife biologist, measures the dew point March 18, 2019, before conducting a controlled burn of about 128 acres along the southern area of Fort Knox, Kentucky....
