0807258825R-058 MERIDIAN, Miss. (July 25, 2008) Rear Adm. Michael C. Vitale, commander of Navy Region Southwest, addresses attendees of the Naval Air Station Meridian change of command ceremony in the Training Air Wing One (CTW-1) hangar at Naval Air Station Meridian. Knight served three years as commanding officer of NAS Meridian, taking command as the base became a safe haven for victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Navy

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