Coast Guard Sector San Juan acquired a brand new commander Thursday, who might be chargeable for Coast Guard forces in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and overseeing the unit’s 1.3 million sq. nautical miles space of duty within the Japanese Caribbean.
Rear Adm. Brendan C. McPherson, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, presided over the Sector San Juan Change of Command Ceremony during which Capt. José E. Díaz relieved Capt. Gregory H. Magee because the unit’s new commander.
Through the ceremony, Rear Adm. McPherson offered Capt. Magee with the Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal. Underneath Capt. Magee’s management, Coast Guard crews helped save 260 lives, interdicted 3,500 undocumented migrants and seized roughly 25,000 kilograms in cocaine with an estimated wholesale worth of $625 million.
“I wish to thank the folks of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,” stated Capt. Gregory H. Magee, Sector San Juan outgoing commander. “They’re among the many friendliest, useful, welcoming, and resilient People you will discover on this nice nation. It was a real honor to serve you all. To the women and men of Coast Guard Sector San Juan and our companions, I’m pleased with all you might have achieved. Your selflessness, devotion to obligation and dedication to the mission are second-to-none. I couldn’t have requested for a greater group.”
Capt. Magee’s new project will take him to Norfolk, Va., the place he’ll assume duties because the Deputy Director of Operational Logistics for the U.S. Coast Guard.
Capt. Diaz assumes command of Sector San Juan after finishing a two-year project because the unit’s deputy commander. He’s the seventh commander of Sector San Juan and the primary puertorrican native chosen for the place.
“As a local of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, it’s an honor and privilege to be given the chance to steer our devoted Coast Guard women and men in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,” stated Capt. José E. Díaz, Coast Guard Sector San Juan incoming commander. “I stay up for proceed constructing new partnerships and strengthening relationships with sister federal and native companies to additional save lives, facilitate protected maritime commerce, and safeguard our U.S. southernmost maritime border from present threats.”
The change of command ceremony is a time-honored occasion preserved by the wealthy heritage of naval custom. This formal army protocol supplies your complete command with the information and alternative to witness the peaceable transition of command that’s important to any army group. The end result of the ceremony takes place when each officers learn their orders, face each other, salute, and switch duty of command.
Sector San Juan encompasses a 1.3 million sq. nautical miles space of duty all through the Japanese Caribbean. It’s comprised of greater than 500 Energetic Responsibility and Reserve Sector personnel in 13 subordinate models, together with seven quick response cutters, a Marine Security Detachment, two Resident Inspection Places of work, an Aids to Navigation Staff, and a Tactical/Pursuit Station with two Boat Drive Detachments. Sector San Juan operations are supported by Coast Guard Base San Juan and Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen, certainly one of three main air stations within the Coast Guard’s Seventh District. Sector San Juan consists of two of the busiest ports within the nation, which obtain over three million guests and 11,000 vessel arrivals yearly, together with nearly 1,600 cruise ships.
