U.S. Fleet Forces Command
07/03/2024 | News release | Archived content
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Change of Command
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Change of Command
03 July 2024
NORFOLK, Va. (July 3, 2024) - Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti, commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA), salutes Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, to assume command of CNRMA from Rear Adm. Wesley "Wes" McCall during a ceremony held at the Pennsylvania House, aboard Naval Station Norfolk, July 3. CNRMA is the regional coordinator for all shore-based naval personnel and shore activities in the Mid-Atlantic region, which encompasses 20 states, 13 installations, and numerous Navy reserve centers from Maine to Virginia and as far west as Illinois. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Maddelin Hamm)
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Change of Command
NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. Wesley "Wes" McCall was relieved by Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti as commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) today, during a ceremony at Pennsylvania House onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
NORFOLK, Va. (July 3, 2024) - Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti, commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA), salutes Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, to assume command of CNRMA from Rear Adm. Wesley "Wes" McCall during a ceremony held at the Pennsylvania House, aboard Naval Station Norfolk, July 3. CNRMA is the regional coordinator for all shore-based naval personnel and shore activities in the Mid-Atlantic region, which encompasses 20 states, 13 installations, and numerous Navy reserve centers from Maine to Virginia and as far west as Illinois. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Maddelin Hamm)
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Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, was the presiding officer for the event.
McCall assumed command in May of 2023. During his tour, he provided a full spectrum of shore installation management, services to operating forces and Navy families within region's area of responsibility. He fostered a workforce that energetically resolved the Navy's most complex challenges to sustain the fleet, enable the fighter, and support the family.
Lahti, a native of Buffalo, New York, previously served as the commanding officer of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conneticut. His other assignments included chief of staff at Navy Installations Command; director, Energy and Environmental Readiness Division, Washington, District of Columbia; and commandant of Naval District Washington, District of Columbia.
He reported to CNRMA from his last assignment as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan.
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