Mullin said on X that there was "no panic."
Members of the U.S. military have the legal right to refuse orders they believe are unlawful, but they risk violating military laws of obedience if the order is in fact lawful, experts in military law say.
The late-night change also unequivocally banned the display of any divisive or hate symbols from all Coast Guard locations.
At least six people are dead and two others are missing after the boat they were on capsized in large swells on Lake Tahoe Saturday afternoon, according to the Coast Guard.
Three dead bodies and four survivors in need of medical care were discovered on a boat that washed ashore near San Diego on Monday morning.
A man who was found floating dozens of miles off of Florida's Gulf Coast while clinging to a cooler to keep him afloat, was rescued Thursday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.