250627-N-ME988-1239 GROTON, Conn. (June 27, 2025) Rear Adm. John Stafford, left, relieves Rear Adm. Michael Van Poots, center left, as commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center (UWDC) during UWDC’s change of command ceremony on board the Historic Ship USS Nautilus in Groton, Conn., June 27, 2025. 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)
Date Taken: | 06.27.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.27.2025 15:42 |
Photo ID: | 9136978 |
VIRIN: | 250627-N-ME988-1239 |
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Location: | GROTON, CONNECTICUT, US |
Hometown: | SPARTA, NEW JERSEY, US |
Hometown: | STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, US |
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