A Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter from Air Station Detroit and an A-10 Thunderbolt 2 from the 107 Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base sit on the tarmac prior to a change of command ceremony at Air Station Detroit, July 3, 2014.
During the ceremony, Cmdr. Joseph Deer transferred command of Air Station Detroit to Cmdr. Michael MacMillan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Brittani Baisden
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Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, the commander of the Coast Guard 9th District in Cleveland, Cmdr. Joseph Deer, the outgoing commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Cmdr. Michael MacMillan, the commanding officer of Air Station Detroit, and Lt. Jason Arant, the chaplain at Air Station Detroit, salute during the change of command ceremony at Air Station Detroit, July 3, 2014.
During the ceremony, Deer transferred command of Air Station Detroit to MacMillan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Brittani Baisden
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Rear Adm. Fred Midgette, the commander of the Coast Guard 9th District in Cleveland, addresses guests at the change of command ceremony for Coast Guard Air Station Detroit at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, July 3, 2014.
During the ceremony, Cmdr. Joseph Deer transferred command of Air Station Detroit to Cmdr. Michael MacMillan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Brittani Baisden
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Cmdr. Joseph Deer, the outgoing commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, addresses the crowd during a change of command ceremony at Air Station Detroit, July 3, 2014.
During the ceremony, Deer transferred command of Air Station Detroit to Cmdr. Michael MacMillan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Brittani Baisden
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Rear Adm. Fred Midgett, the commander of the Coast Guard 9th District in Cleveland, oversees a change of command from outgoing Cmdr. Joseph Deer to Cmdr. Michael Macmillan during the change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Detroit on Selfridge Air National Guard Base, July 3, 2014.
The change of command is a time-honored tradition deeply rooted in Coast Guard and Naval history.
U.S. Air Force photo by Brittani Baisden
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Cmdr. Michael MacMillan, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Detroit at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, addresses the crowd during the change-of-command ceremony at Air Station Detroit, July 3, 2014.
During the ceremony, Cmdr. Joseph Deer transferred command of Air Station Detroit to MacMillan.
U.S. Air Force photo by Brittani Baisden
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