Adm. Charles Michel, vice commandant of the Coast Guard, and Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant of the Coast Guard, shake hands at the conclusion of a ceremony at the Douglas Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building in Washington, D.C., June 1, 2016.
Following passage of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, the president nominated Michel for promotion from vice admiral to admiral to align the Coast Guard’s leadership structure to that of the other armed services.