Early in October 1970, Naval Special Warfare Group, Pacific got a new commander. CAPT R. F. Stanton relieved CAPT T.R. Fielding.
I don’t really remember either of them. I might have given a briefing attended by one of them, but that is probably the closest interaction I had with the man in charge.
Actually, the only reason I bring up the topic is to include a picture of me in full dress blues. I believe the change of command ceremony would have been the only time I wore the uniform as a LTJG.
Sorry for the lack of focus in the photo. This was, of course, 50 years ago, prior to any digital cameras. I was experimenting with the auto timer on my Nikon. I didn’t know if the photo was good or bad until the film had been developed and I picked up the slides. So, not so good, but it captured a slice of time.