The U.S. Coast Guard commemorated the inaugural graduating class at Training Center Birmingham-Southern. A ceremony was held for 29 students of the Leadership and Management School, presided over by Rear. Adm. Matthew Brown, commander, Coast Guard Force Readiness Command. (U.S. Coast Guard)
The Coast Guard’s new training center in Alabama marked the graduation of its first class on Friday, with 29 students completing the school.
The students graduated from the Leadership and Management School at Training Center Birmingham-Southern, which prepares enlisted personnel for roles with greater responsibility and accountability, according to a Coast Guard news release.
“Today’s graduation is just the beginning for TRACEN Birmingham-Southern and the Coast Guard,” said Rear. Adm. Matthew Brown, commander of Coast Guard Force Readiness Command, who presided over the ceremony.
TRACEN Birmingham-Southern opened in June as part of the Coast Guard’s effort to meet growing demand for additional training space and infrastructure, the release said. The facility occupies the former Birmingham-Southern College campus.
“TRACEN Birmingham-Southern offers a larger home base for FORCECOM, and as the Enlisted Leadership Center of Excellence, offers additional capacity to develop the leaders our servicemembers need, and the American people demand, from their Coast Guard,” Brown said.
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