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Naval Forces/Navy Region Japan Changes Command

Navy News Service

Story Number: NNS110429-10
4/29/2011

By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jason A. Penny, Commander, Naval Forces Japan Public Affairs

YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Command of Naval Forces and Navy Region Japan changed hands during a change of command ceremony April 29.

Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd relieved Rear Adm. Rick Wren during the ceremony which was held at the Commander, Naval Forces Japan headquarters building.

Cloyd becomes the 31st commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan (CNFJ) and also serves as Commander, Navy Region Japan (CNRJ) and Commander, Naval Component, U.S. Forces Japan.

Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet, Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, presided over the ceremony and praised Wren for his service during his term.

"Our Navy, our fleet, our alliance with Japan, our men and women in uniform and their families, and our national security are all better because of your service," Van Buskirk told Wren. He also expressed his appreciation for the men and women of CNFJ and CNRJ saying, "the future continues to hold great opportunities for the men and women of CNFJ and CNRJ. What we do here in Japan and the Pacific is shaping the future in a positive way."

Wren also expressed his gratitude to the men and women who made up the CNFJ/CNRJ team and paid tribute to the team's ability to handle difficult challenges. "You've built this organization into what it is today and then you were absolutely magnificent when called upon after 3/11," referring to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11, 2011. Wren added that the CNFJ/CNRJ team was critical to the Navy's role in Operation Tomodachi.

Wren will retire from the Navy and settle in the state of Colorado with his wife Diane.

Rear Adm. Cloyd is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He has commanded two fighter squadrons as well as the fast combat support ship USS Sacramento and the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Prior to taking command of CNFJ, Cloyd served as Commander, Task Force 70/ Carrier Strike Group 5, embarked aboard aircraft carrier USS George Washington.

After officially assuming command, Cloyd addressed the group saying, "I thank you for the effort that you've done up until now and, most importantly, all that we will do together. And I will be part of this great team as we continue to build upon the legacy and the excellence that Rick and Diane have left."

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan's mission is to support the ships and personnel of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Its area of responsibility encompasses all Naval shore activities in Japan: Naval Air Facility Misawa, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Fleet Activities Sasebo, Fleet Activities Okinawa and Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory.