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    Undersea Warfighting Development Center holds change of command [Image 2 of 6]

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    Undersea Warfighting Development Center holds change of command

    GROTON, CONNECTICUT, UNITED STATES

    06.27.2025

    Photo by Chief Petty Officer Darren Moore 

    Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 32

    250627-N-ME988-1295 GROTON, Conn. (June 27, 2025) Rear Adm. John Stafford, left, delivers remarks during a change of command ceremony for the U.S. Navy’s Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) on board the Historic Ship USS Nautilus in Groton, Conn., June 27, 2025. During the ceremony, Stafford relieved Rear Adm. Michael Van Poots as commander, UWDC. Established Sept. 1, 2015, UWDC leads the Navy’s undersea superiority; develops doctrine, concepts of operations, tactics, techniques, and procedures for undersea warfare; assesses undersea warfare performance and warfighting readiness of the fleet; provides training for undersea platforms, carrier strike groups, and theater anti-submarine warfare commanders; and advances undersea capabilities, wholeness, and synchronization. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Darren M. Moore)

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    Date Taken: 06.27.2025
    Date Posted: 06.27.2025 15:42
    Photo ID: 9136973
    VIRIN: 250627-N-ME988-1295
    Resolution: 5568x3712
    Size: 1.23 MB
    Location: GROTON, CONNECTICUT, US
    Hometown: STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, US

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