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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Lt. Daniel Lindauer, assigned to the “Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, approaches the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in an MH-60S Sea Hawk, April 2, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky)
