Rear Adm. Joseph Vojcodich (middle), Coast Guard program executive officer and director of Acquisition Programs, renders a salute to Cmdr. Frank Pierce (right), current executive officer and new commanding officer of Response Boat-Medium Project Resident Office, during a change-of-command ceremony in Kent, Wash., June 18, 2014. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition which formally restates to the officers and crew of the command the continuity of the authority vested in the commanding officer. (Photo courtesy of Response Boat-Medium Project Resident Office)