Cmdr. H.B. Le assumes command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), relieving Cmdr. Anthony Simmons.

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Apr. 23, 2009) Cmdr. H.B. Le assumes command of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), relieving Cmdr. Anthony Simmons during a change of command ceremony at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Lassen is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 and is a part of the U.S. 7th Fleet forward deployed naval forces in Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Charles Oki) File# 090423-N-2013O-104