STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Capt. Ken Wallace relieved Capt. Ron Piret as commanding officer of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) at the command’s 76th change of command ceremony here on April 29. Commander Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (COMNAVMETOCCOM), Rear Adm. John Okon, presided over the ceremony and presented Piret with the Legion of Merit. Piret will remain stationed at Stennis and assume the duty as chief of staff for Rear Adm. Okon. Wallace reported to NAVOCEANO from the Pentagon, where he served as executive assistant to the Oceanographer of the Navy. NAVOCEANO uses a variety of platforms, including ships, aircraft, satellite sensors, buoys and unmanned underwater vehicles to collect oceanographic and hydrographic data from the world’s oceans. (Source: Naval Oceanographic Office 05/02/20)
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