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SILVER SPRING, Md. (Aug. 13, 2025) Capt. Franca Jones departs through ceremonial sideboys during Naval Medical Research Command's (NMRC) Change of Command ceremony. The ceremony, presided over by Rear Adm. Guido Valdes, saw Jones relieved as commander by Capt. Eric Welsh. Valdes recently served as commander, Naval Medical Forces Pacific. NMRC, headquarters of Navy Medicine Research & Development, is engaged in a broad spectrum of activity from basic science in the laboratory to field studies in austere and remote areas of the world to investigations in operational environments. In support of Navy, Marine Corps and joint U.S. warfighter health, readiness and lethality, researchers study infectious diseases, biological warfare detection and defense, combat casualty care, environmental health concerns, aerospace and undersea medicine, operational mission support and epidemiology. (U.S. Navy Photo by Tommy Lamkin/ released)