Then-Rear Adm. Christopher Grady waits to address the crew after taking command of Carrier Strike Group 1 during a ceremony at sea on the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson off Southern California. (Petty officer 2nd Class/Navy)
NORFOLK (Oct. 12, 2015) Rear Adm. Christopher W. Grady, Cmdr. James Quaresimo and Command Master Chief Michael Fisher carry a wreath at the USS Cole Memorial during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk commemorating the 15-year anniversary of the Oct. 12, 2000 terrorist attack on the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole. (photo by MC3Amber Donnelly/Navy)
ARABIAN GULF (March 8, 2015) Rear Adm. Christopher Grady, commander of Carrier Strike Group 1, arrives on the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during a visit while the Charles de Gaulle was operating with the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the Gulf. (photo by MC2 John Philip Wagner, Jr./Navy
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 27, 2014) Rear Adm. Christopher Grady, left, commander of Carrier Strike Group and Capt. Karl Thomas, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier aircraft carrier Carl Vinson serve cake to sailors on the mess decks of the Vinson during a Hispanic Heritage Month cake cutting ceremony. (photo by MC2 Nick Brown/Navy)
Aboard the USS Carl Vinson (April 17, 2015) Rear Adm. Christopher Grady, left, then commander of Carrier Strike Group, speaks with U.S. Ambassador to India H.E. Richard Verma during flight operations onboard the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson (photo by MC2 Nick Brown/Navy)
ARABIAN GULF (March 13, 2015) Rear Adm. Christopher Grady, commander of Carrier Strike Group 1, talks with the Chiefs Mess aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (while deployed ito U.S. 5th Fleet.(photo by MC2 Anthony R. Martinez/Navy)
ROTA, Spain (April 25, 2017) Equipment Operator 3rd Class Cristian Benton, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, directs Vice Adm. Christopher Grady, commander, U.S. 6th Fleet, on the pathway to follow for the roller at Naval Station Rota, Spain. (photo by BU3 Alexa Trafton/Navy)