Command change slated

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. – Rear Adm. John Okon will relieve Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet as Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, in a ceremony July 27 at Stennis Space Center. Okon most recently served as the executive assistant to the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare and director of naval intelligence in Washington, D.C. Gallaudet, who has commanded the Naval Meteorology Command since June 2014, retires next month at a separate ceremony in Annapolis, Md. Headquartered at Stennis Space Center, the command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who provide information on the physical environment that is required by Navy ships, submarines, aircraft and special forces to operate and navigate safely and effectively. (Source: Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, 07/19/17)