USS Ponce gets a new commanding officer
Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Samantha Thorpe
Cmdr. Cole Hayes, off-going commanding officer of afloat forward staging base USS Ponce (AFSB (I) 15), shakes hands with Adm. John C. Harvey, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, during of the ship's change of command ceremony. With the change in ownership, Ponce will serve as a floating base for special operations forces while deployed to the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
