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A change of command ceremony for Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) and Joint Task Force Pacific (JTF(P) will be held Friday at CFB Esquimalt. Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd, Commander Royal Canadian Navy, will preside over the ceremony where Rear-Admiral Art McDonald will assume command from Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier.

After one year as Commander MARPAC and JTF(P), Rear-Admiral Couturier will begin his new assignment as Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.