San Diego to get new âNavy Mayorâ in change of command Friday by
Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett renders a salute as he walks through sideboys during a change of command ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor June 18, 2021. (Victoria Foley/U.S. Navy) SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Tribune News Service) â The San Diego-based Navy command in charge of the serviceâs bases across California and Nevada is changing hands, as one Navy admiral heads into retirement and another takes the reins in a role sometimes described as the âNavy Mayorâ of San Diego. Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett will assume command of Navy Region Southwest at a ceremony Friday at Naval Air Station North Island, the Navy said in a statement. He most recently served as the commander of Navy Region Northwest in Kitsap, Wash. and was the commanding officer of Naval Base Coronado from 2015 to 2016.