Coast Guard 13th District to hold change-of-command ceremony in Seattle, July 9

SEATTLE – Rear Adm. Anthony J. Vogt is scheduled to relieve Rear Adm. David G. Throop as commander of the Coast Guard 13th District in a change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, Tuesday, July 9, at 11 a.m. Rear Adm. Vogt is coming to District 13 from Coast Guard Headquarters where he served as Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Response Policy.  In this role, he was responsible for the development of strategic response doctrine and policy guidance for all Coast Guard forces. These policies encompassed seven of the eleven operational maritime missions in the areas of law enforcement, search and rescue, maritime security, counterterrorism and defense operations, oil spill response, incident management, and contingency exercise programs. Rear Adm. Throop is going to the Pacific Area Command in Alameda, CA where he will serve as Deputy Commander Pacific Area. Vice Adm. Linda Fagan, Commander Pacific Area, will be presiding over the ceremony.