NORFOLK, Va. (Aug. 10, 2018) Capt. Richard McCormack, USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) commanding officer, reads his orders prior to being relieved by Capt. John J. Cummings, Ford’s prospective commanding officer, during the ship’s change of command ceremony at Vista Point onboard Naval Station Norfolk. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored Naval tradition in which the transfer of responsibility, authority, and accountability occurs from one individual to another individual. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cat Campbell)

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