In this photo released by the Coast Guard, Cmdr. Brad Mynatt (left) and Cmdr. Matthew Creelman (right) pose for a photo outside of the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Ore., during the Coast Guard Cutter Alert's change-of-command ceremony Friday, June 19, 2009. Creelman was relieved by Mynatt as the commanding officer of the Alert in a joint change-of-command and retirement ceremony. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Ensign Abigail Lafond)