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Capt. William C. Deal, left, retiring commanding officer of Air Station Kodiak, turns command over to Capt. Melissa L. Rivera at a ceremony held at Air Station Kodiak Friday, as Rear Adm. Thomas P. Ostebo looks on. Before coming to Kodiak, Rivera most recently served as executive officer for two years at Air Station Borinquen, Puerto Rico.U.S. Coast Guard photo …

Jay Barrett/KMXT Not long after 10 Friday morning there will be a new commander at Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak. That’s when Captain Melissa Rivera will relieve the retiring Captain Bill Deal in a change of command ceremony in Hangar 3. This is Rivera’s third tour in Alaska and her second in Kodiak. A 21-year veteran of the Coast Guard, …