YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 1, 2022) Capt. Walter Mainor, Commander, Task Force 71, addresses guests and crew during a change of command ceremony aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), forward-deployed to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Dec. 1. Howard is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/DESRON 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th fleet’s principal surface force.

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