Read previewThe Navy has relieved the commanding officer of the expeditionary mobile base ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams two months after the vessel briefly ran aground outside the African country of Gabon, a Navy statement announced Monday. Michael Concannon will assume the duties of interim commanding officer aboard the Williams. Lenard Mitchell, then-commanding officer of USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, delivers remarks during a ceremony in the hangar bay. Geoffry Patterson, then an incoming commanding officer of USS Georgia, salutes Capt. Patrick Clark, outgoing commanding officer during a change of command ceremony in Souda Bay, Crete.

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Persons: —, Hershel, Woody, Williams, Capt, Lenard Mitchell, Adm, Thomas Ishee, Petty, Shawn J, Stewart, Howard, Cmdr, Kenji Igawa, Taylor —, Military.com, Mitchell, Michael Concannon, Conner, Blake, Geoffry Patterson —, Geoffry Patterson, Patrick Clark, Richard Zaszewski, wasn't, Kurt Balagna Organizations: Service, Navy, US, Fleet, Business, Port Royal, US Navy, Naval Surface Forces, Navy Special Warfare, USS, Washington Locations: Gabon, Libreville, Honolulu, Bali, Africa, Georgia, Souda Bay, Crete, USS Ohio