Harper new boss at CG NOLA

Cmdr. Tina Peña transferred command of Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans to Cmdr. Harper Phillips in a mid-June change-of-command at Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base (NAS/JRB) New Orleans in Belle Chasse. Phillips became the 30th commander of the station. He is now responsible for operations, which include the area from Apalachicola, Fla., north to Memphis, west to the Louisiana/Texas border, and south into the Gulf of Mexico. Phillips, a Coast Guard Academy graduate, also holds master’s degrees in national security strategy and business administration. He earned his Wings of Gold from the Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fla., in 2000. (Currents 07/18) Access via pdf at the above website.