Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 11 Changes Command

Photo By Chief Petty Officer NELSON L DOROMAL | 220917-N-NT795-101 SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Sept. 17, 2022) U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps of South Bay Coastal Division, paraded the color during a change of command in which Capt. Andrew Anderson relieved Capt. Bradley Story as commanding officer of Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11 held onboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. Maritime Expeditionary Security Force is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high value asset security, and maritime security in the coastal and inland waterways. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr./Released)  

SEAL BEACH NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, CA, UNITED STATES

09.17.2022

Story by Chief Petty Officer NELSON L DOROMAL 

Maritime Expeditionary Security Group One

Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 11 Changes Command

By Chief Boatswain’s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr.,
Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11 Public Affairs

SEAL BEACH, Calif. – Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 11 held a change of command ceremony, Sept. 17, onboard Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, California.
Capt. Andrew Anderson relieved Capt. Bradley Story as commanding officer of MSRON 11.
“In closing, I would like to thank commodore Wilke and commodore Tasin for giving me this opportunity to have a fourth hardware command to serve as your commanding officer,” said Story who is transferring to the Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1 as reserve deputy commodore. “Thanks to the headquarters staff for my sometimes exhaustive and mercurial demands. Special thanks to our high value unit detachment that covers down the entire Pacific Northwest every day.”
Story also stated that he believes successful mission command requires subordinate leaders at every level have disciplined initiative and act aggressively and independently to accomplish the mission.
Capt. Scott T. Tasin, commodore MESG 1, delivered the ceremony’s keynote address during the ceremony.
“As we are executing this change of command six days after 9/11, I thought it would be fitting to message what that day meant for those of us that were in uniform and talk about the readiness of our fighting force,” said Tasin. “At MSRON 11 your operations are all about being ready. What the active and reserve fighting force does as a team allows us to be ready for the coming fight in the expeditionary world. Again, it will be taking the fight forward and executing beyond the shores of this country.”
Anderson is a 2000 graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned his commission through their Navy ROTC program.
“Back in December 2016, I reported to the then Coastal Riverine Squadron 11 as Alpha Company commander, and Captain Story had just assumed command,” said Anderson. “I consider his leadership and mentorship of me over the subsequent years to be a big reason as to why I am here today. He was an excellent CO, and apparently, I am not the only who thought so as he was asked to return for an encore,” he added. “One thing that the attack on the USS Cole taught us, or could you say, reminded us, is the necessity for maritime security forces. Now, over 20 years later, the need for maritime security force is enduring.”
Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces (MESF) operate ashore, at sea and in the waters of harbors, rivers, and bays and across the littorals. MESF is a core Navy capability that provides port and harbor security, high value asset security, and maritime security in the coastal and inland waterways.

• Date Taken: 09.17.2022
• Date Posted: 09.30.2022 16:11
• Story ID: 430375
• Location: SEAL BEACH NAVAL WEAPONS STATION, CA, US