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DESRON 7 Change of Command

240806-N-DB724-1219 SINGAPORE (Aug. 6, 2024) Capt. Matt Scarlett, left, from Ravenna, Ohio, relieves Capt. Sean Lewis, right, from Queens, New York, as Commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7), during a change of command ceremony for DESRON 7 aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). As the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed DESRON in Southeast Asia, DESRON 7 serves as the primary tactical and operational commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, functions as Expeditionary Strike Group 7’s Sea Combat Commander and builds partnerships through training and exercises and military-to military engagements. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jomark A. Almazan)