DVIDS – News – DSO Pacific Retains Change of Command

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By Lt. Matthew Doherty, JAGC, USN, Protection Services Business Pacific

Defense Services Workplace (DSO) Pacific held a adjust of command ceremony 16 July at the Adm. Arleigh A. Burke Officers’ Club onboard Fleet Pursuits Yokosuka, Japan.

Rear Adm. Darse E. Crandall, Deputy Judge Advocate Normal and Commander of Naval Lawful Support Command, presided in excess of the ceremony in which Capt. Gregory W. Saybolt relieved Capt. David M. Harrison as Commanding Officer of DSO Pacific.

“Capt. Harrison targeted on men and women, mentoring, expert development, personalized advancement – in quick, the good results of his shipmates…Capt. Harrison, your concentration on spaces, camaraderie, and sure, command swag, has pushed morale at DSO Pacific to new heights and permitted the command to concentration successfully on the mission serving our Sailors…congratulations to you and your relatives on an astoundingly effective command tour,” reported Crandall.

In the course of the ceremony, Harrison thanked his Sailors for a gratifying tour and acknowledged the aid his family provided all through the many years.

“When I was available command for a 2nd time, I did not be reluctant to say ‘yes.’ These previous 4 yrs in fact did not really feel like perform. I seemed ahead to heading in, shelling out time with the team, performing instances, training, mentoring – each and every day genuinely was a blast…I had this kind of a talented and mission-centered staff that was firing on all cylinders, my work was uncomplicated – I established the training course and speed, and they did all the relaxation,” stated Harrison.

Capt. Harrison, a indigenous of Baltimore, Maryland, will retire after thirty a long time of distinguished naval support. His preceding assignments include serving as the Circuit Choose for the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary’s Western Pacific Circuit, Commanding Officer of Location Authorized Service Office environment Southwest, and Director of the Legal Law Division of the Office of the Judge Advocate Common, concurrently assigned as the Deputy Assistant Choose Advocate Standard for Military services Justice.

Capt. Saybolt recently finished his tour as the Pressure Decide Advocate for Commander, Naval Unique Warfare Command in Coronado, California. He earlier served as the Govt Assistant to Commander, Naval Authorized Company Command and Deputy Decide Advocate General, as nicely as the Operational Legislation Chief and Deputy Force Choose Advocate for Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Africa and Commander, U.S. SIXTH Fleet.

“Capt. Saybolt comes to this command with a strong history of distinguished support and brings a prosperity of experience…Men and women of all ages of DSO Pacific, I know from own working experience that Capt. Saybolt is ready to choose on this upcoming task as your commanding officer,” claimed Crandall.

“Here’s the offer – no 1 is heading to give their sons and daughters to the military if they really do not feel that they will be specified a good shake…To just about every one of my new teammates here at DSO Pacific – you can be absolutely sure that I will give my all to provide you and our mission every day. I’m happy to get the job done along with you for the reason that you’re serving a result in larger than yourselves with dedication, resilience, and grit. Let’s keep on to get right after it,” stated Saybolt.

Saybolt, a indigenous of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduated from the College of Pennsylvania in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in bioengineering. As a member of the Naval Reserve Officers Instruction Corps, he obtained his fee on graduation. Saybolt went on to earn his Juris Physician in 2008 from the College of San Diego School of Law by way of the Law Training Application, and is certified to practice legislation in the condition of California. He later on gained his LL.M. in international law from Harvard Legislation Faculty in 2013.

DSO Pacific supplies defense and personal illustration legal companies to the Pacific Fleet and Forward Deployed Naval Drive staff all over the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Northern Arabian Sea from business areas in Yokosuka and Sasebo, Japan Santa Rita, Guam and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.