Rear Adm. Frank L. Ponds, commander, Navy Region Hawaii and Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, receives a Legion of Merit award from Vice Adm. William D. French during a change of command ceremony at the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Rear Adm. Richard L. Williams Jr. relieved Ponds during the ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Johans Chavarro/Released)