NORFOLK, Va. (NRMA) – Rear Adm. Wesley “Wes” McCall was relieved by Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti as commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) today, during a ceremony at Pennsylvania House onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
 
            Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, was the presiding officer for the event.
 
McCall assumed command in May of 2023. During his tour, he provided a full spectrum of shore installation management, services to operating forces and Navy families within region’s area of responsibility. He fostered a workforce that energetically resolved the Navy’s most complex challenges to sustain the fleet, enable the fighter, and support the family.
 
            Lahti, a native of Buffalo, New York, previously served as the commanding officer of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conneticut. His other assignments included chief of staff at Navy Installations Command; director, Energy and Environmental Readiness Division, Washington, District of Columbia; and commandant of Naval District Washington, District of Columbia.
 
He reported to CNRMA from his last assignment as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan/Navy Region Japan.
 
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