210820-N-GR655-019 GROTON, Conn. (August 21, 2021) – The official party salutes during a change-of-command ceremony for the USS Newport News (SSN 750) onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Aug. 20. Capt. Lincoln Reifsteck, left, a member of the Navy staff at the Pentagon, presided over the ceremony as Cmdr. Joseph Fontenot, right, relieved Cmdr. David Fassel, center, as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class submarine, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deploy
210820-N-GR655-019 GROTON, Conn. (August 21, 2021) – The official party salutes during a change-of-command ceremony for the USS Newport News (SSN 750) onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Aug. 20. Capt. Lincoln Reifsteck, left, a member of the Navy staff at the Pentagon, presided over the ceremony as Cmdr. Joseph Fontenot, right, relieved Cmdr. David Fassel, center, as commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class submarine, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe.
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