Capt. Charlene Downey, the Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach commander, administered an official change-of-command for the Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin from Lt. Edward Kalankiewicz to Lt. Alex J. Oswald, July 14, 2017, in Santa Barbara, California. A change-of-command ceremony is a unique military tradition in which the total responsibility, authority and accountablility of a ship and it's crew is transfered from one individual to another. Coast Guard

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