Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown's color guard presents the colors Friday, May 18, 2018, during the change of command ceremony. The change of command ceremony marks a transfer of total responsibility and authority from one individual to another, and is atime-honored tradition, conducted before the assembled crew, as well as honored guests and dignitaries to formally demonstrate the continuity of the authority within a command.

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