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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-ME988-1239 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)

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    Date Taken: 06.27.2025
    Date Posted: 06.27.2025 15:42
    Photo ID: 9136978
    VIRIN: 250627-N-ME988-1239
    Resolution: 4016x2677
    Size: 1.32 MB
    Location: GROTON, CONNECTICUT, US
    Hometown: SPARTA, NEW JERSEY, US
    Hometown: STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, US

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