IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif., (May 21, 2021) Capt. Allen D. Adkins, commodore of Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1, discusses the history of the Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) with Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo, the commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), before a change of command ceremony at Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, Calif., May 21, 2021. Capt. Timothy Wilke relieved Adkins as commodore of MESG-1 during the ceremony. The Maritime Expeditionary Security Force (MESF) is a core Navy capability which reinforces blue-water lethality by protecting port and harbor infrastructure, securing high value assets, and dominating in the littorals with maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain�s Mate Nelson Doromal Jr.)