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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Paul Archer, off-going commanding officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88), center, delivers remarks to guests and assembled crew members during a change of command ceremony at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Headquarters’ C-2 Auditorium in Yokosuka, Japan, Feb. 20, 2026. During the ceremony, Archer was relieved as Preble’s commanding officer by Cmdr. Andrew Vann. Preble is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Taylor DiMartino)