Rear Adm. Brian K. Penoyer (left) assumes command from Rear Adm. Vincent B. Atkins (left) as commander of the Coast Guard 14th District during a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu, May 2, 2018. Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area presided over the ceremony. The 14th District covers more than 12.2 million square miles of land and sea, with units on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, the Big Island, and in American Samoa, Saipan, Guam, Singapore, and Japan. The district commander oversees operational units ashore and afloat throughout the Pacific, which regularly perform missions in maritime safety, protection of natural resources, maritime security, homeland security, and national defense. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle/Released)