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photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Taylor Bacon)
COASTIE CORNER Coast Guard Rear Adm. Brian K. Penoyer, the Eleventh Coast Guard District commander, presided over the ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard

Incoming CAPT Ian A Bastek, NERA's beloved Norma Von Dohren, Outgoing CAPT John F. McCarthy. Photos courtesy of PA3 Taylor A
Bacon & AET2 Matthias P. McMahon.

Coast Guard Personnel Hold Change-of-

Command Ceremony Near Sacramento

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/09/2021 06:08 PM EDT
U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Pacific Southwest; Contact: 11th District Public Affairs

ALAMEDA, Calif.— Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento "I'm extremely proud of the dedication and incredible
personnel hosted a change-of-command ceremony Friday achievements of the crew during a challenging two years
at Air Station Sacramento in McClellan Park. — allowing us to best serve our Coast Guard, the citizens
of California, the Pacific Northwest, and our nation."
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Brian K. Penoyer, the Eleventh Coast
Guard District commander, presided over the ceremony, McCarthy, who has served as the Air Station Sacramento
where Capt. Ian A. Bastek replaced Capt. John F. McCarthy commanding officer since 2019, retired after 25 years of
as the Air Station Sacramento commanding officer. service in the Coast Guard. Under McCarthy's command,
Air Station Sacramento members responded to 80 search
Bastek recently completed an assignment as the senior and rescue cases, saving or assisting 3,588 lives.
Coast Guard and Joint Task Force East (JTF-E) advisor to
the North American Aerospace Defense Command and "I am honored to relieve my friend and classmate, Capt.
the U.S. Northern Command combatant commander. John McCarthy, and assume command of Coast Guard
Air Station Sacramento," said Bastek. "I wish John the best
"It has been my honor to serve with the women and men of luck in his retirement and look forward to being part of
of Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento," said McCarthy. the Sacramento community. I have worked on the C-27

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