Rear Adm. Michael F. McAllister, commander of the 17th Coast Guard District, swears Coast Guard auxiliarist David L. Brubaker in as the 31st commodore of the 17th District Auxiliary during a change-of-watch ceremony at the 17th District Auxiliary Awards Banquet in Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 19, 2017. Brubaker has operated the Auxiliary facility Kindred Spirit in the Gulf of Alaska in Prince Willam Sound for the last 19 years. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bill Colclough.