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PORTSMOUTH, Va - Lt. Cmdr. Alain V. Balmaceda assumed command of the Coast Guard Training Team East Aug.  13 at the Coast Gaurd's Intergrated Support Command here.

Capt. William J. Milne, commanding officer of Training Center Yorktown, presided over the commissioning ceremony.

Training Team East’s 43 active-duty, reserve, and civilian personnel are divided into five divisions – maritime law enforcement, special and emergency operations and procedures, patrol forces Southwest Asia pre-deployment training, administration, and supply.

Yearly, personnel travel for more than 26 weeks and train more than 3000 Coast Guard personnel.

Capt. William J. Milne, commanding officer of Training Center Yorktown, and Lt. Cmdr. Alain V. Balmaceda, commanding officer of Training Team East, conduct a personnel inspection during their commissioning ceremony Thursday, August 13, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Capt. William J. Milne, commanding officer of Training Center Yorktown, pins the command pin on Lt. Cmdr. Alain V. Balmaceda, commanding officer of Training Team East, during the unit commissioning ceremony Thursday, August 13, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Lt. Cmdr. Alain V. Balmaceda, commanding officer of Coast Guard Training Team East, speaks at the Training Team East commissioning ceremony Thursday, August 13, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)