IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif., (May 21, 2021) Rear Adm. Joseph DiGuardo, the commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), speaks during Maritime Expeditionary Security Group (MESG) 1�s change of command ceremony onboard Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach, Calif., May 21, 2021. Capt. Timothy Wilke relieved Capt. Allen D. 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.)