Caption for top photo: The color guard presenting the colors for the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans change of command ceremony April 14. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)
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Sector New Orleans Hosts Change Of Command Ceremony

April 19, 2022 By Waterways Journal

Capt. Kelly Denning relieved Capt. Will Watson during a change-of-command ceremony for Coast Guard Sector New Orleans on April 14.

Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander, Coast Guard Eighth District, presided over the ceremony.

Above right: Capt. Kelly Denning addresses the audience prior to accepting command of Sector New Orleans. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)
Above right: Capt. Kelly Denning addresses the audience prior to accepting command of Sector New Orleans. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)

Denning earned her commission in 1998 and was designated a command duty officer in 2002. She was formerly the deputy commander at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans.

Watson assumed command of Sector New Orleans in May 2020, and his next assignment is at Coast Guard Headquarters as the executive assistant to the vice commandant.

The change-of-command ceremony is a historic military tradition representing the formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding officer to another, the Coast Guard said, adding that the event reinforces the continuity of command and provides an opportunity to celebrate the crew’s accomplishments.

Caption for top photo: The color guard presenting the colors for the Coast Guard Sector New Orleans change of command ceremony April 14. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)

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