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Attendees sing “Anchors Aweigh” during a change of charge ceremony held March 12, 2025, at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, during which Master Chief Petty Officer Mario L. Lyons was relieved by Master Chief Petty Officer Robert E. Flowers as the command master chief for the Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha. For 250 years, Navy Medicine has navigated the globe, actively rendering assistance to our warfighters by keeping them healthy and sustaining their readiness requirements to stay in the fight.

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Camp Pendleton, CA - Attendees sing “Anchors Aweigh” during a change of charge ceremony held March 12, 2025, at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, during which Master Chief Petty Officer Mario L. Lyons was relieved by Master Chief Petty Officer Robert E. Flowers as the command master chief for the Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha. For 250 years, Navy Medicine has navigated the globe, actively rendering assistance to our warfighters by keeping them healthy and sustaining their readiness requirements to stay in the fight.

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