SAN DIEGO, Calif. (June 13, 2017) – Coast Guard Capt. Matthew J. Gimple, chief of staff at Commander, 11th Coast Guard District (center), presents Navy Cmdr. Josh Menzel, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) (right), Cmdr. Robert Kimnach, commanding officer of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 (left center), and Lt. Cmdr. David Wilson Jr., executive officer of HSM 49, with Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation citations on behalf of Commander, 14th Coast Guard District for contributions to Oceania Maritime Security


SAN DIEGO, Calif. (June 13, 2017) – Coast Guard Capt. Matthew J. Gimple, chief of staff at Commander, 11th Coast Guard District (center), presents Navy Cmdr. Josh Menzel, commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) (right), Cmdr. Robert Kimnach, commanding officer of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 (left center), and Lt. Cmdr. David Wilson Jr., executive officer of HSM 49, with Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation citations on behalf of Commander, 14th Coast Guard District for contributions to Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) 2016 aboard Spruance. The OMSI program is a cooperative service strategy designed to increase overall theater security in Oceania through maritime enforcement of transitional crime and participation in partnership engagements. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Curtis D. Spencer/Released)


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