Photo Release: Mellon transfers command

[The Patriot]

SEATTLE - Capt. David S. Klipp(Left) is relieved of command of Coast Guard Cutter Mellon in a ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin(Right), Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Pacific Area, at Pier 36, July 26, 2011. Klipp's next duty will be at the Thirteenth Coast Guard District office in Seattle. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan W. Bradshaw.

SEATTLE - Capt. Daniel J. Mclaughlin assumes command of Coast Guard Cutter Mellon in a ceremony at Pier 36, July 26, 2011. Mellon was commissioned in 1968 and served throughout the Vietnam War. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan W. Bradshaw.



SEATTLE – Capt. Daniel McLaughlin relieved Capt. David Klipp of command of Coast Guard Cutter Mellon during a change-of-command ceremony on Tuesday at 11 a.m.

Capt. Klipp assumed command of the Mellon in August 2009 and will leave to be the Chief of Response for Coast Guard District 13.

Capt. McLaughlin is reporting from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R. I.

Capt. McLaughlin is a 1989 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn., earning Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. His personal awards include three Meritorious Service Medals, five Coast Guard Commendation Medals and various service and unit awards.

Rear Adm. Christopher C. Colvin, Deputy Commander Pacific Area, presided over the ceremony.

Mellon, the 378-foot, High Endurance Cutter homeported in Seattle, is designed to perform each of the Coast Guard’s 11 missions, which include search and rescue, defense operations, law enforcement, and environmental protection. Mellon patrols the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and the Eastern Pacific off the coast of South America.

For more information, contact the 13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs Office at (206) 220-7237.









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