150513-N-XN177-361 YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 13, 2015) - Cmdr. Michael A. Smith passes through the ceremonial side boys during the change of command ceremony for the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82). Cmdr. Robert Francis relieved Cmdr. Michael A. Smith as Lassen’s Commanding Officer. Lassen is scheduled to begin its summer patrol of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group. ( Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart/Released) Change of command 150513-N-XN177-361

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