Master Chief Petty Officer James H. Bach, gives his first speech as the Atlantic Area Command Master Chief to the assembled audience at the Command Master Chief Change of the Watch ceremony May 8, 2018 in Norfolk, Virginia. The Change of the Watch ceremony is a military tradition that transfers the authority, responsibility and accountability from a departing senior enlisted leader to a new incoming senior enlisted leader. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Stanton.