Destroyer Squadron 50 Holds Change of Command Ceremony
June 06, 2024
June 06, 2024
MANAMA, Bahrain, June 6 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news:
U.S. 5th Fleet's Task Force 55/Destroyer Squadron 50, responsible for surface forces across the Middle East region, welcomed a new commander during a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 3.
Capt. Patrick Murphy relieved Capt. Dave Coles as commander of the Middle East region's forward-deployed destroyer squadron.
Coles, a San Francisco Bay Area native . . .
U.S. 5th Fleet's Task Force 55/Destroyer Squadron 50, responsible for surface forces across the Middle East region, welcomed a new commander during a ceremony at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, June 3.
Capt. Patrick Murphy relieved Capt. Dave Coles as commander of the Middle East region's forward-deployed destroyer squadron.
Coles, a San Francisco Bay Area native . . .