Rear Adm. Nathan Moore and Rear Admiral Megan Dean, Seventeenth district commander, shake hands at the Coast Guard 17th District change-of-command ceremony at the Alaska Army National Guard Army Aviation Operating Facility in Juneau, Alaska, June 9, 2023.
Dean was previously assigned as the Coast Guard director of governmental and public affairs. She was responsible for responsible for external engagement with Congress, the media, and other inter-governmental entities.
Moore, who originally took command of the 17th District in April 2021, is transferring to Portsmouth, VA., where he will serve as the deputy commander for Coast Guard Atlantic Area.