Metlen '03 assumes command of NCBC Gulfport
CAPT Tate L. Metlen '03, USN, assumed command of Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport during a 29 July change of command ceremony, relieving CAPT Ana I. Franco, USN. CAPT Jeff Hill, commander of Navy Region Southeast, praised Franco's leadership over the past three years and challenged Metlen to build on the installation's success.
During Franco's tenure, NCBC Gulfport advanced infrastructure modernization, supported expeditionary readiness and strengthened community partnerships. Metlen, a former Surface Warfare Officer who transitioned to the Civil Engineer Corps in 2010, brings leadership experience from assignments worldwide.
Metlen, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, previously served as a Surface Warfare Officer before laterally transferring into the Civil Engineer Corps in 2010. His assignments included leadership positions in Djibouti, Pearl Harbor, NO, Poland and Washington, DC. He is qualified as both a Seabee Combat Warfare Officer and Surface Warfare Officer.
BZ '03!