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Vienna Resident takes Command of Ballistic-Missile Submarine
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Date: January 26, 2020 12:02PM
U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Freck of Vienna recently assumed duties as commanding officer of the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) during a change-of-command ceremony onboard Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Bangor, Washington, on Jan. 21.Freck relieved Capt. Andy Kimsey, from Kalamazoo, Mich., to assume the duties and responsibilities as Ohio’s commanding officer. Rear Adm. Doug Perry, Commander, Submarine Group 9, served as the ceremony’s guest speaker.
Freck comes to Ohio from Submarine Squadron 19, where he served as deputy commodore. “There is one adage that has been true since the first ship went to sea – a ship is nothing without a skilled, trained and motivated crew to man her,” he said. “So, as important as the ship is to our nation, she is nothing without the crew to bring her to life and take her to sea. You – the talented men and women of the crew of the Ohio – are the real national treasure, and I am thankful, humbled and blessed to be a part of the Ohio team.”
U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Freck, right, from Vienna, relieves Capt. Andy Kimsey, left, from Kalamazoo, Mich., as commanding officer during a change of command ceremony for the blue crew of the USS Ohio (SSGN 726), onboard Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, Washington, on Jan. 21, 2021. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez)
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Freck comes to Ohio from Submarine Squadron 19, where he served as deputy commodore. “There is one adage that has been true since the first ship went to sea – a ship is nothing without a skilled, trained and motivated crew to man her,” he said. “So, as important as the ship is to our nation, she is nothing without the crew to bring her to life and take her to sea. You – the talented men and women of the crew of the Ohio – are the real national treasure, and I am thankful, humbled and blessed to be a part of the Ohio team.”
U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Freck, right, from Vienna, relieves Capt. Andy Kimsey, left, from Kalamazoo, Mich., as commanding officer during a change of command ceremony for the blue crew of the USS Ohio (SSGN 726), onboard Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, Washington, on Jan. 21, 2021. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez)
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