Photo ReleaseDate: May 15, 2010
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MCPO-CGRF change of watch 
WASHINGTON — Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Smith, Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen and Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Allen above left, appear on stage following the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force change of watch ceremony at Coast Guard Telecommunication and Information Systems Command, May 15, 2010. Allen, who assumed the duties and responsibilities of the MCPO-CGRF from Smith, is now the principal advisor to the commandant and the Coast GuardÕs senior leadership on issues affecting the service's reserve workforce.
In the photo above right, Master Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Smith congratulates Master Chief Petty Officer Mark Allen on becoming the fifth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Forces as Capt. Frank Mullin, Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad Allen and Coast Guard Chaplain, Capt. William Cuddy look on, May 15, 2010. Allen, who assumed the duties and responsibilities of the MCPO-CGRF from Smith during a change of watch ceremony at the Coast Guard Telecommunication and Information Systems Command, is now the principal advisor to the commandant and the Coast Guard's senior leadership on issues affecting the service's reserve workforce. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 1st Class Kip Wadlow.
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