LPD 17 change of command

NORFOLK - Capt. Edgardo A. Moreno has relieved Capt. Darren W. Nelson as commanding officer of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) during a change of command ceremony here on Jan. 25 at BAE Systems while dry-docked for a scheduled maintenance period. Capt. Moreno became the 10th commanding officer in the ship's history. Prior to assuming command, he was the ship's executive officer. Capt. Nelson served as the commanding officer for 18 months. His next assignment will be to the Naval Surface and Mine War-fighting Development Center. (Source: USS San Antonio 01/30/18) Gulf Coast Note: USS San Antonio is the lead ship of her class of amphibs. The crew took delivery and moved aboard at then-Northrop Grumman’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., three days before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005.