Capt Couch delivers speech during change of command ceremony

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 12, 2010) Capt. Kevin Couch delivers his departing remarks during a change of command ceremony aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland (LPD 7). Capt. S. Robert Roth relieved Couch during the ceremony. Cleveland is supporting Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eli J. Medellin) File# 100712-N-6477M-258