210615-N-EV253-2086 SAN DIEGO (June 15, 2021) – Capt. Brannon Bickel, Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific, front right, greets Capt. Jeffrey Melody, front left, following an in-flight change of command formation fly-by commemorating Melody's final flight as commodore. During the change of command ceremony, Melody, from Youngstown, Ohio, was relieved by Bickel, from Massillon, Ohio, as commodore of HSM Wing Pacific, and each flew MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, assigned to the "Seahawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41, on Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island in Coron
210615-N-EV253-2086 SAN DIEGO (June 15, 2021) – Capt. Brannon Bickel, Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific, front right, greets Capt. Jeffrey Melody, front left, following an in-flight change of command formation fly-by commemorating Melody's final flight as commodore. During the change of command ceremony, Melody, from Youngstown, Ohio, was relieved by Bickel, from Massillon, Ohio, as commodore of HSM Wing Pacific, and each flew MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, assigned to the "Seahawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41, on Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island in Coronado, California, June 15, 2021.
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