Stars & Stripes | June 26, 2024

Hundreds gathered that morning at Yokosuka’s Fleet Theater to see Rear Adm. Ian Johnson relieve Rear Adm. Carl Lahti as commander of Naval Forces Japan and Navy Region Japan.

Johnson served aboard at least four submarines, including as executive officer for the attack submarine USS Memphis and commander of the attack submarine USS Connecticut.

Originally from Wakefield, R.I., he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994 with a bachelor’s in aeronautical engineering. He also holds a master’s in engineering management from Catholic University of America.

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