Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 06.10.2011
KODIAK, Alaska - Lt. Cmdr. Michele Schallip, left, reports her assumption of command of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR to Capt. Craig Lloyd, 17th Coast Guard District chief of response, center, during a formal change of command ceremony aboard the bouytender SPAR June 10, 2011. Schallip assumed command of the cutter from Lt. Cmdr. Keith Ropella, right, while Lloyd presided over the ceremony. U.S.......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 06.10.2011
KODIAK, Alaska - Lt. Cmdr. Keith Ropella, outgoing commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, and Lt. Cmdr. Michele Schallip, incoming commanding officer of the SPAR, share a laugh during a formal change of ceremony aboard the cutter June 10, 2011. Ropella has commanded the bouytender SPAR, the Aleutian Keeper, since 2008. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 06.10.2011
KODIAK, Alaska - Lt. Cmdr. Michele Schallip, the incoming commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR, inspects the ship's company during a formal change of command ceremony aboard the bouytender SPAR June 10, 2011. The inspection of the ship's company is a tradition conducted between the outgoing and incoming commanding officers of a vessel. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd......
