Commandant of the Coast Guard Adm. Karl Shultz presides over the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Change of Watch ceremony as Master Chief Heath Jones, command master chief, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, relieves Master Chief Jason Vanderhaden, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, Cape May, New Jersey, May 19, 2022. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard is the senior enlisted member of the Coast Guard, and the principal advisor to the Commandant on all enlisted personnel matters. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Michelli)