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Cmdr. Abigail Clark (right) assumes command of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam from Cmdr. Dana Hiatt (left) in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam Theater in Santa Rita.

(Photo courtesy Jose Castro)

SANTA RITA, Guam — Cmdr. Abigail Clark (right) assumes command of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam from Cmdr. Dana Hiatt (left) in a change of command ceremony at the Naval Base Guam Theater in Santa Rita, Guam, on June 26, 2025. Capt. Todd Wimmer (center), U.S. Coast Guard Base Honolulu commanding officer, presided over the ceremony. During Hiatt’s tenure as the first commanding officer of Base Guam she transformed the unit into a vital expeditionary logistics hub, leading over 100 personnel to support 10 remote commands across 1.9 million square miles in the Western Pacific.

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