News Director ASTORIA, Ore. , The U.S.
Coast Guard has a new base along Oregon's Pacific Ocean coast.
It held an establishment ceremony today to formally establish Coast Guard Base Astoria in Warrenton, when Commander Todd Wimmer assumed command of the new unit as Rear Admiral Jon Hickey, the Director of Operational Logistics, presided over the ceremony.
Wimmer was Chief of Facilities at Coast Guard Training Center Petaluma, California, from 2019-2022.
Base Astoria provides operational logistics support for Coast Guard units across the Thirteenth Coast Guard District’s Oregon and southern Washington regions.
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