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    Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Pacific Change of Command Ceremony [Image 1 of 4]

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    Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Pacific Change of Command Ceremony

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    06.15.2021

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sara Eshleman 

    Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 (HSC 3)

    210615-N-EV253-1031 SAN DIEGO (June 15, 2021) – Capt. Brannon Bickel, lead aircraft, and Capt. Jeffrey Melody, trailing aircraft, Commander, Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Pacific, pilot MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, assigned to the "Seahawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 41, and receive a ceremonial douse of water following an in-flight change of command formation fly-by commemorating Melody's final flight as commodore. During the change of command ceremony, Melody, from Youngstown, Ohio, was relieved by Bickel, from Massillon, Ohio, as commodore of HSM Wing Pacific on Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island in Coronado, California, June 15, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman)

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    Date Taken: 06.15.2021
    Date Posted: 06.16.2021 17:48
    Photo ID: 6695989
    VIRIN: 210615-N-EV253-1031
    Resolution: 5402x3601
    Size: 1.01 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: MASSILLON, OHIO, US
    Hometown: YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, US

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