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Fifth Coast Guard District Change of Command (part 2)
U.S. Coast Guard District 5
Sept. 25, 2020 | 41:35
Rear Adm. Laura Dickey assumed the duties and responsibilities of Coast Guard 5th District Commander from Rear Adm. Keith Smith at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Virginia, Sept. 25, 2020.

As commander of the 5th District, Dickey will serve as the operational commander for all U.S. Coast Guard missions from the North Carolina/South Carolina border to New Jersey, encompassing nearly 5,600 Coast Guard active duty, reserve, and civilian personnel and spanning 1.4 million square miles of oceans, bays, and rivers. The Fifth District also includes several mid-Atlantic ports, the largest U.S. Naval base in the world, and our National Capital Region.

Smith served as the Fifth District Commander since 2018 and oversaw Coast Guard response operations throughout the region, including response efforts for hurricanes Florence and Dorian. Smith will go on to assume the role of Deputy Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, based out of Portsmouth, Virginia.

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