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Yokosuka, Japan (April 22, 2005) - Communications Technician 2nd Class Shauna Lewis of Johnsonville, South Carolina, stand-by to ring the bell on the aft flight deck aboard the guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG-62) for the departure of the official party during a change-of-command ceremony. Change-of-command ceremonies are held to honor outgoing commanding officers as they turnover duties to oncoming commanding officers. Currently in port, Chancellorsville demonstrates power projection and sea control as a forward-deployed Ticonderoga class destroyer, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Benjamin Dennis