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U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (R) and Vice Adm. Scott Swift attend a U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony aboard the command flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 7, 2011. Vice Adm. Van Buskirk was relieved by new commander Vice Adm. Swift at the ceremony.

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New U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Van Buskirk

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, the new commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, speaks during a replacement ceremony on Sept. 10, 2010, on the USS Blue Ridge, the fleet's flagship vessel, at the naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Van Buskirk is succeeding Vice Adm. John Bird.

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U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (R) and Vice Adm. Scott Swift attend a U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony aboard the command flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 7, 2011. Vice Adm. Van Buskirk was relieved by new commander Vice Adm. Swift at the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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New U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Van Buskirk

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, the new commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, speaks during a replacement ceremony on Sept. 10, 2010, on the USS Blue Ridge, the fleet's flagship vessel, at the naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Van Buskirk is succeeding Vice Adm. John Bird. (Kyodo)