ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Vice Adm. Manson Brown speaks during a change of command ceremony aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell on Coast Guard Island June 18, 2010. A change of command ceremony is a time-honored naval tradition, which formally restates to the officers and crew of a unit, the continuity and authority of command and is unique in the world today. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Adam Stanton.