USS California holds a change-of-command ceremony [Image 9 of 10]

GROTON; NEW LONDON, CT, UNITED STATES

05.05.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Velasquez 

Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32

230505-N-GR655-0001 GROTON, Connecticut (May 5, 2023) – Cmdr. Kenneth Kirkwood, incoming commanding officer of the USS California (SSN 781), arrives to a change-of-command ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, May 5, 2023. Kirkwood relieved Cmdr. Jim Henry during the ceremony. The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS California and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) TWELVE and its primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Wesley Towner)

• Date Taken: 05.05.2023
• Date Posted: 05.05.2023 13:10
• Photo ID: 7779427
• VIRIN: 230505-N-ZZ999-0001
• Resolution: 2688x1794
• Size: 1.83 MB
• Location: GROTON; NEW LONDON, CT, US