NORFOLK, Va. (March 7, 2016) Capt. Anthony Simmons, right, oncoming commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, relieves Capt. Fred Pyle during a change of command ceremony. DESRON 2 is currently overseeing shipyard maintenance periods for their ships before transitioning to an intensive training period in preparation for a deployment with the USS Gerald Ford (CVN 78). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Melissa Redinger/Released)
NORFOLK, Va. (March 7, 2016) Capt. Anthony Simmons, right, oncoming commodore of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, relieves Capt. Fred Pyle during a change of command ceremony. DESRON 2 is currently overseeing shipyard maintenance periods for their ships before transitioning to an intensive training period in preparation for a deployment with the USS Gerald Ford (CVN 78). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Melissa Redinger/Released)
Goodwater’s own Capt. Tony L. Simmons is the new commander of the U.S. Destroyer Squadron 2 after a change of command ceremony held on Naval Station Norfolk last week.
Simmons, formerly Destroyer Squadron 2’s deputy commander, was born and raised in Goodwater and graduated from Goodwater High School as valedictorian in 1985. He went on to graduate from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, in August 1989, and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, a year later.
