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3 APRA HARBOR, Guam (May 25, 2021) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) conducted a change of command ceremony aboard the ship, May 25. Capt. Andrew Ring, from Wilmore, Kansas, relieved Capt. Michael Luckett, from Banning, California, as Land’s commanding officer during the ceremony. “I have been privileged and honored to serve as your captain, leading this incredibly talented and skilled hybrid crew of Sailors and civilian mariners,” said Luckett. “Through all of these ups and downs, you’ve always done your duty with honor -- trusting the shipmate to...

Rear Adm. Ollie Lewis is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a 1991 cum laude graduate from Boston University with a degree in Mathematics. During his career, he earned a master’s degree in Engineering Management from Catholic University of America, completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI, and was designated as a Joint Qualified Officer. His operational tours include USS Montpelier (SSN 765); USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720); and USS Newport News (SSN 750). He commanded USS San Juan (SSN 751) and served as the commodore of Submarine Squadron Twelve in Groton, Connecticut...

Rear Adm. Ollie Lewis is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and a 1991 cum laude graduate from Boston University with a degree in Mathematics. During his career, he earned a master’s degree in Engineering Management from Catholic University of America, completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI, and was designated as a Joint Qualified Officer. His operational tours include USS Montpelier (SSN 765); USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720); and USS Newport News (SSN 750). He commanded USS San Juan (SSN 751) and served as the commodore of Submarine Squadron Twelve in Groton, Connecticut...

Farmington native, Capt. Balagna, Commanding Officer, Gold Crew, USS Ohio Canton Daily Ledger A native of Farmington, Captain Kurt Balagna enlisted in the Navy in April 1992 as a Nuclear Electronics Technician. In 1997, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering at the University of Illinois and received his commission through the ROTC scholarship program. Following initial nuclear power and submarine training, he reported to USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) (Blue) in Kings Bay, Georgia where he completed five strategic deterrent patrols. He subsequently served as a Tactics and Targ...

Vice Adm. Jeff Hughes is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a 1988 graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He graduated with distinction from the Naval War College in 2008 receiving a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. He was designated a naval aviator in September 1989 and has flown MH-60R and SH-60B Seahawk helicopters throughout his career. Hughes’ operational assignments include initial squadron and detachment officer-in-charge/department head tours with the Swamp Foxes of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (H...