NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (May 8, 2018)

NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE CORONADO, Calif. (May 8, 2018) Vice Adm. Richard Brown, commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Rear Adm. John Wade, commander, Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), and Rear Adm. David Welch (right to left), render honors during SMWDC’s change of command ceremony onboard Naval Amphibious Base Coronado. SMWDC is the Navy’s surface warfare community’s Warfighting Development Center and its mission is to increase the lethality and tactical proficiency of the surface force across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Clinton Beaird/Released)