Capt. Peter A. Garvin assumed command of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 from Capt. Garner D. Morgan in a ceremony held March 25 in Hangar 6 at NAS Whidbey Island. Vice Adm. Allen Myers, commander, Naval Air Forces, presided as the guest speaker for the ceremony.

During his leadership, Morgan detached 78 combat and reconnaissance aircrews to numerous forward-deployed locations worldwide, safely executing more than 4,000 combat sorties. He also deployed support to ground and combatant commanders for Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. 

“I am most proud of the accomplishments of the men and women of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10 who are out there, deployed and getting the mission done each and every day,” said Morgan during his remarks to the packed crowd in the hangar. Morgan heads to Millington, Tenn., for his next assignment as Head Placement Officer (PERS-44) with the Navy Bureau of Personnel.

Garvin, born in a Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and brought up in Florida, graduated with merit from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1989 with a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering. His previous assignments included command of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 at NAS Brunswick, Maine; navigator aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3); and most recently, Executive Assistant to the Director, Operational Plans and Joint Force Development Directorate (J-7) on the Joint Staff .

“I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to work with and lead the officers and Sailors of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 10,” said Garvin. “This is a particularly exciting time for the Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force as we transition to the ‘family of systems’ concept and lay the foundation for the arrival of the P-8.”

As Wing Commander, Garvin is responsible for approximately 2,300 personnel and 49 aircraft assigned to three Maritime Patrol squadrons VP-1, VP-40 and VP-46; one Reserve Maritime Patrol squadron, VP-69; and two Fleet Air Reconnaissance squadrons, VQ-1 and VQ-2, which fly the P-3C Orion and EP-3 Aries, respectively.