Naval Air Station Key West to Change Command May 30

Naval Air Station Key West to Change Command May 30

Capt. Colin Thompson will relieve Capt. Beth Regoli as commanding officer of Naval Air Station Key West in a ceremony scheduled for May 30, 2025, at 10 a.m. in Hangar A-981 on Boca Chica Field.

Regoli has been at NAS Key West for three years and will celebrate her 26-year Naval career during a retirement ceremony as part of the change of command.

Thompson is reporting from Navy Personnel Command in Millington, Tennessee, where he was the Career Progression Division Director.

Thompson’s previous duty assignments include Naval Flight Officer P-3C Orion training with Patrol Squadron (VP) 30 in Jacksonville, Florida; and a flying tour with the “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 in Brunswick, Maine. Thompson’s operational tours include assistant navigator aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan; department head with the “Skinny Dragons” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; and executive officer and commanding officer with the “Wizards” of Special Projects Patrol Squadron (VPU) 2 in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and Jacksonville, Florida.

Thompson’s shore assignments include instructor NFO at VP-30, flag secretary to Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group in Norfolk, Virginia; and three tours at Navy Personnel Command.

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