Between the showers and front moving through New England today, RADM Joe Nimmich relieved RADM Dale Gable as Commander, First Coast Guard District. VADM Papp presided at the change of command and I officiated at the retirement for RADM Gabel.
Congratulations to RADM Joe Nimmich and his family as they relocate from Joint Interagency Task Force - South (JIATF-S) in Key West to Boston.
As I noted today, RADM Dale Gabel has been a quiet and effective force in the changes that are underway in our acquisition and maintenance and logistics programs. When I was Chief of Staff, I asked RADM Gabel to review our entire logistics delivery system and make recommendations as to how we could better align all of our assets in a single system. His pioneering work in logistics transformation has paved the way for the modernization initiatives that are underway today. As Assistant Commandant for Acquisition he played a key role in stabilizing the technical baseline for the Rescue 21 Project. He provided strong leadership through the toughest part of this program, the software integration testing required to move to full production.
We thank him for his service as the First District Commander and wish him and his family well in retirement.
ADM A
