Cmdr. Dale Tourtelotte (left) and Capt. Holman Agard render honors during the parading of the colors during a change of command ceremony aboard Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, May 23. During the ceremony, Agard relieved Tourtelotte as commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86). Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Yokosuka Naval Base

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