WASHINGTON – Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara will be relieved by Vice Adm. John P. Currier as vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard during a military change of watch ceremony at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., 10 a.m. Friday. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., will preside over the event.
WHO: The Honorable Jane Holl Lute, deputy secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr., commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O'Hara, vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Vice Adm. John P. Currier, prospective vice commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
WHAT: A change of watch ceremony. The event formally restates the continuity and authority of the vice commandant's
WHEN: 10 a.m. Friday, May 18, 2012. Media should plan to arrive no later than 9:15 a.m.
WHERE: Fort Lesley J. McNair, 2nd Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 20593