Original caption: Vice Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd Jr., has assumed command of the Sixth Fleet, relieving Vice Admiral David C. Richardson. The change of command ceremony was held aboard the USS Springfield, a light missile cruiser and flagship for the Sixth Fleet, in the Bay of Naples. Vice Adm. Richardson reports in mid-September to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he will assume duties as Deputy Chief of Staff, CINCPAC Fleet.
Department of Defense photo, scanned from Commander's Digest: 3, September 12, 1970 .