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| Press Release |
Date: July 25, 2007
Contact: CWO2 James Couch |
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Integrated Support Command Miami Change of Command MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Miami welcomes its new commanding officer during a formal change-of-command ceremony at 100 MacArthur Causeway, Miami Beach, at 10 a.m. Thursday. Capt. Christine Balboni will relieve Capt. Ekundayo Faux, whose next assignment is Chief of the Office of Financial Transformation and Compliance at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C. Capt. Balboni's previous assignment was Chief of Resource Management and Productivity Staff at the Seventh District Office in Miami. ISC Miami is the southernmost support command of Coast Guard's Atlantic Area Maintenance and Logistics Command. With a budget of nearly $4 million, including $2.5 million in operating expenses, the men and women of ISC Miami are specialists in the fields of administration, accounting, procurement, personnel services, health care, family relations, industrial, maintenance and many other service related areas. ISC Miami has a complement of more than 200 personnel comprised of 16 officers, 98 enlisted and 95 civilians. Reserve staffing includes three officers and approximately 38 enlisted personnel. ISC Miami encompasses two Industrial Support Detachments located in Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., and a Work-Life detachment in Puerto Rico. The change of command ceremony preserves the rich heritage of naval tradition. It is a formal custom and following military protocol, is designed to strengthen respect for the continuity of command that is vital to any military organization. The culmination of the ceremony is reached when both officers read their orders, face one another, salute, and transfer responsibility for the command. This provides the entire command with the knowledge that the officer directed by proper authority is taking command and an opportunity to witness this transfer of responsibility. **Media interested in attending the ceremony should contact Chief Warrant Officer James Couch at (305) 535-4382**
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