SAN DIEGO – Cmdr. Lou Mann III was relieved by Cmdr. Tom Hoffman as commanding officer of the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kansas City (LCS 22) during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 27. Capt. James H. Hoey, commodore, Littoral Combat Ship...

The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) held a change of command ceremony aboard the ship’s flight deck at Naval Base San Diego, June 18, 2025. Cmdr. Benjamin Pearlswig relieved Cmdr. Kenneth Zilka as Commanding Officer...