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From left to right, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Peter D. Small, the acting commander for Naval Sea Systems Command, Capt. Joseph J. Oravec, the outgoing commanding officer for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division and Capt. Jason A. Flanagan, the incoming commanding officer, bow their heads during a change of command ceremony at NSWCDD, Dahlgren, Virginia, Sept. 3, 2026. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition which formally signifies the transfer of command and entails total accountability, authority and responsibility from one individual to another. (NSWCDD photo by Jackson Rush)
260903-N-HL316-1435.JPG Photo By: Jackson Rush

DAHLGREN, Va. - From left to right, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Peter D. Small, the acting commander for Naval Sea Systems Command, Capt. Joseph J. Oravec, the outgoing commanding officer for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division and Capt. Jason A. Flanagan, the incoming commanding officer, bow their heads during a change of command ceremony at NSWCDD, Dahlgren, Virginia, Sept. 3, 2026. The change of command ceremony is a time-honored tradition which formally signifies the transfer of command and entails total accountability, authority and responsibility from one individual to another. (NSWCDD photo by Jackson Rush)


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