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USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) Holds Change of Command Ceremony
May 15, 2026
NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (May 15, 2026) – Official party members render salutes during the change of command ceremony for Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) onboard Naval Base Point Loma, May 15, 2026. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Eric Knepper was relieved by Cmdr. Miguel Recalde as commanding officer of Santa Fe. Santa Fe is assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, home to four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines which are capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rashan Jefferson)
Pacific Submarine Force hosts 2026 Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference
April 21, 2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 8, 2026) — Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, center, commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, provides opening remarks to various leaders during the 2026 Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 8, 2026. First held in 2018, this year’s conference theme was “Shaping the future: Moving forward quickly and collaboratively to assure our combined advantage in the undersea domain.” The USWCC conference included submarine force representatives from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Singapore. The multi-day event included briefings from each partner nation focused on force employment, combat readiness, interoperability, and integration of emerging technology such as unmanned systems and artificial intelligence. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Omar A. Dominquez)
USS Greeneville (SSN 772) Holds Change of Command Ceremony
February 17, 2026
NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2026) Capt. Phillip Sylvia, left, commander, Submarine Squadron 11, stands with Cmdr. Chad Tella, off-going commanding officer, Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772), during the change of command ceremony for Greeneville onboard Naval Base Point Loma, Feb. 17, 2026. During the ceremony, Tella was relieved by Cmdr. Spencer Ovren as commanding officer of Greeneville. Greeneville is assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, home to four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, which are capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiarra Brown)
USS Greeneville Returns Home Following Deployment
January 30, 2026
NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2026) - A Sailor assigned to Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) is welcomed home after returning to Naval Base Point Loma following a deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Jan. 30, 2026. Greeneville is assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, home to four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, which are capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rashan Jefferson)

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