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190919-N-SF508-0564
190919-N-SF508-0564 PEARL HARBOR (Sept. 19, 2019) Capt. William Baxter, incoming commander of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31, reads his orders during the DESRON 31 change of command ceremony aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. DESRON 31 is part of Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and comprises six Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), USS Hopper (DDG 70), USS Momsen (DDG 92), USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), USS John Finn (DDG 113) and USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charles Oki/Released)