Rear Adm. Thomas W. Luscher relieved Rear Adm. Eric Coy Young as commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) during a change of command ceremony at the CNRFC headquarters building, Sept. 20.

Focusing on a common theme he struck often during his tenure, Young thanked his "Navy family" for their leadership, caring and support.

"I'm awestruck to have led and served with the professionals here at Navy Reserve Forces Command," he said. "This is the varsity team, America's finest men and women."

After assuming command, Luscher thanked Young for his leadership and the deep love and caring he displayed toward his Sailors. He stressed his goal would be to ensure Reserve Sailors are ready for whatever lies ahead with a desire to "make the most of every dollar to improve the Reserve Force."

Luscher, a native of Youngstown, New York, earned a bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1986 and holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A Navy pilot, his most recent assignment was as deputy chief of Navy Reserve in Washington, D.C.

Since Sept. 11, 2001, Navy Reserve Sailors numbering 58,524 executed 77,395 mobilizations. Today, approximately 3,000 Navy Reserve Sailors are operating forward, fulfilling key combat support requirements around the world. On any given day at least 20,000 Navy Reserve Sailors, about one-third of the Navy's Reserve Component are providing fully integrated global operations support to fleet and combatant commanders.

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