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Cmdr. Michael Kavanaugh relieving Cmdr. Ian Sutherland of command of the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence at the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence’s Change of Charge Ceremony on June 21st, 2024, in Jacksonville, Florida. To commemorate the U.S. Navy’s 248th year of existence, Sutherland had 248 Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes released inside of a seven-foot cube to join him during his speech. To NECE’s knowledge, this is the first-time mosquitoes have been utilized in a change of charge ceremony. (Courtesy photo by Mass Communicator Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Riggs)
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