U.S. COAST GUARD
SPOTLIGHT ON: COMMANDER LUSHAN HANNAH
A 1999 initiate of the Alpha Epsilon Chapter at Johnson C. Smith University, in Charlotte, NC CDR Lushan Hannah assumed command of the Pacific Strike Team, located in Novato, California, on June 27, 2019. The Pacific Strike Team’s area of responsibility encom- passes an area in excess of 73 million square miles from the Midwest and the Pacific Basin to the Far East. The team is tasked with responding to oil and hazard- ous materials discharges for the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on-scene co- ordinators for the Western United States, Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific Territories. CDR Hannah holds a Master of Science in Envi- ronmental Management from the University of Mary- land - University College, a Master of Public Health in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Michigan and Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He wears several decorations, which are all a direct result of the professionalism, dedication and excellence of the men and women with whom he served. His 2005 receipt of the NAACP’s Roy Wilkins Renowned Service Award is one such example.
Rear Adm. Todd Sokalzuk (center), Deputy Commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presides over Coast Guard Pacific Strike Team change of command ceremony where Cmdr. Lushan A. Hannah (right) relieved Cmdr. David J. Reinhard (left) as the commanding officer, June 27, 2019. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition conducted before the assembled company of a command to confirm to the men and women of the unit that the authority of command is maintained. The ceremony is a transfer of total responsibility, authority and accountability from one individual to another. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Cmdr. Lushan A. Hannah stands at attention during the Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach change-of-command ceremony in San Pedro, California, June 22, 2018. The change-of-command ceremony is a time-honored tradition formally conducted before the assembled company of the command, and it confirms to the men and women of the unit that the continuity of command is maintained. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1 st Class Mark Barney)
Here’s to Brother Hannah!
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