PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, salutes during the national anthem along with Cmdr. Dave W. Ramassini, the new commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear, and Cmdr. William J. Lane, the Bear's departing commanding officer, during a change of command ceremony here, July 6, 2012. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition that formally restates that the continuity of authority of command will be maintained. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Christopher Bodner.