Coast Guard color guard present the colors during a change of command ceremony where Cmdr. Lushan A. Hannah relieved Cmdr. David J. Reinhard as the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team in Novato, California, June 27, 2019. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition conducted before the assembled company of a command to confirm to the men and women of the unit that the authority of command is maintained. The ceremony is a transfer of total responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another.