Rear Adm. Joseph M. Vojvodich, former commander of Sector Long Island Sound, renders a salute along with Rear Adm. Daniel B. Abel, Coast Guard First District commander, and Capt. Edward J. Cubanski III, commander of Sector Long Island Sound, during a change of command ceremony in New Haven, Conn., June 28, 2013. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored naval tradition, which formally acknowledges the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ali Flockerzi)