SBT-22 gets new commander

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Miss. - Cmdr. Francis G. Franky replaced Cmdr. Robert W. Lyonnais as commander of Special Boat Team 22 during a ceremony July 15. About 300 people attended the change-of-command. Lyonnais' next assignment is at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R. I. Franky is a prior enlisted SEAL who attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., earning a bachelor's in computer science and a master's in defense analysis. Stennis-based SBT-22 is the only command in the Department of Defense designated to conduct special operations in a riverine environment. (Source: SBT-22 Public Affairs, 07/21/10)