Master Chief Petty Officer Patricia Stolle (left) receives her ceremonial retirement flag from Master Chief Petty Officer Leilani CaleJones June 26. Stolle served as an active duty member for more than 35 years and is the first woman in the Coast Guard to achieve the rank of master chief petty officer. Master Chief Petty Officer Charles W. Bowen, the master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, presided over the retirement ceremony.