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Iwo Jima is moored at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, at the end of her scheduled maintenance period. The change of command ceremony is a traditional Navy ceremony where the ship's crew witness the transfer of power from the commanding officer to the prospective commanding officer.
240517-N-H1717-1351.JPG Photo By: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathan Huang

NORFOLK, Va. - NORFOLK (May 17, 2024) U.S. Navy Capt. Stephen Froehlich (left), outgoing commanding officer of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), and Capt. Brian Hamel (right), Iwo Jima's commanding officer, cut a cake during a change of the command ceremony, May 17, 2024. Iwo Jima is moored at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, at the end of her scheduled maintenance period. The change of command ceremony is a traditional Navy ceremony where the ship's crew witness the transfer of power from the commanding officer to the prospective commanding officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathan Huang)


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