NORFOLK, Va. – Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 held a change of command ceremony at the historic Pennsylvania House on Naval Station Norfolk, March 12, 2025.
Standing alongside family, friends, staff, and crew, Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta relieved Rear Admiral Thomas P. Moninger and assumed duties as commander, CSG-12.
Moninger, a native of Williamsburg, Virginia and Naval Academy graduate, assumed command in May 2024 and led the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) through its second work up cycle. Directing approximately 7,500 Sailors across 17 commands, he commanded the GRFCSG through multiple training exercises and evolutions in advance of their upcoming operational deployment.
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Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta is piped aboard during a change of command ceremony at the historic Pennsylvania House on Naval Station Norfolk, March 12, 2025. CSG 12 is the immediate superior in command for USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 2, and USS Winston Churchill (DDG 81). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
