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ROK, US Submarine Commands Hold Talks, Cinch Ties for 30th Year
September 28, 2024 — Commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7 and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force, held the 59th iteration of the Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) at CSG-7 headquarters aboard Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Sept. 26-28.The engagement included face-to-face meetings by commanders and staff, as well as visiting air and surface assets and... MORE

ATSUGI, Japan (Sept. 27, 2024) Rear Adm. Kang Jeong-ho, commander, Republic of Korea Navy Submarine Force Command, and Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7, visit a P-8A Poseidon assigned to maritime patrol (VP) squadron 10 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Sept. 27, 2024, during the Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM). SWCM complements the many combined port visits, exercises, training, operations, and other military cooperation activities by the U.S. and ROK submarine commands. CSG-7 directs forward-deployed combat-capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew McPeek)

USS Charlotte Holds Change of Command after Return from Deployment
September 9, 2024 — – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 9. Cmdr. Thomas Futch relieved Cmdr. Anthony Stranges as commanding officer of Charlotte, following the boat’s return from a successful Western Pacific deployment, Aug 2.Capt. Michael Majewski,... MORE

240809-N-ENO841-1186 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Aug. 9, 2024) Cmdr. Thomas Futch, incoming commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766), left, relieves Cmdr. Anthony Stranges, outgoing commanding officer of Charlotte, right, during the boat's change of command ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 9, 2024. Charlotte can support various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician Navigation 2nd Class Vincent Polito)

RADM Cavanaugh visits DESRON 15 Assets
July 9, 2024 — Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7,visited the crews of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers, USSMcCampbell (DDG 85), USS Dewey (DDG 105), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114),July 9, to congratulate them on their successful operations supporting theundersea domain."Undersea Warfare in the Indo-Pacific takes more than... MORE

YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 9, 2024) Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7, addresses the crews of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), during a visit to the ships July 9, 2024, at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Cavanaugh visited the crews of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers Dewey, USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) to commend them on their theater anti-submarine warfare efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian G. Reynolds)

USS Greeneville Arrives at New Homeport of Naval Base Point Loma
May 20, 2024 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) and its crew of approximately 155 Sailors arrived at its new homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, May 20, 2024.Greenville is conducting a homeport shift to San Diego following the completion of a 30 month Engineered Overhaul (EOH) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery,... MORE

240520-N-QG393-1033 SAN DIEGO (May 20, 2024) Sailors assigned to Commander Submarine Squadron 11 prepare to moor the Los-Angeles class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) as it arrives at its new homeport at Naval Base Point Loma following a 30 month Engineered Overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Greeneville will be joining the four submarines already assigned to Submarine Squadron 11. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiarra N. Brown)

58th Submarine Talks in Busan, Jeju
May 9, 2024 — Submarine Group 7 and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force, held the 58th iteration of the Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) in South Korea, May 7-9.The engagement included face-to-face meetings by commanders and staff, as well as visiting naval facilities in Jeju and Busan."Our undersea forces are constantly training,... MORE

BUSAN Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, Commander, Submarine Group 7, left, and Rear Adm. Kang Jeong-ho, Commander, ROK Navy Submarine Force, pose with the signed memorandum at the conclusion of the 58th semiannual Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) in Busan, South Korea. SWCM meetings have been held twice per year by U.S. and ROK submarine forces since 1994. During the meetings, submarine force units discuss ways to deepen partnerships and improve combined interoperability. (Photo courtesy of ROK Public Affairs)

COMSUBPAC Holds Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference in Pearl Harbor
April 19, 2024 — Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet hosted the 2024 Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 9-13, 2024. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Leveraging technology to integrate partners and improve communications, lethality and interchangeability.”Adm. Stephen Koehler, commander, U.S. Pacific... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 11, 2024) — Attendees of the Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference (USWCC) pose for a group photo on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 11, 2024. First held in 2018, this year’s theme was “Leveraging technology to integrate partners and improve communications, lethality and interchangeability.” (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)

USS Colorado Arrives at New Homeport in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
April 17, 2024 — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) and its crew of approximately 130 Sailors arrived at its new homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 17, 2024.Colorado is conducting a homeport shift from Groton, Connecticut to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to complete a two-year Extended Dry-Docking Selected Restricted Availability... MORE

USS Colorado (SSN 788) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during its change of homeport.

Patrol Squadron 4 Flies Task Force 72, Undersea Commanders
April 17, 2024 — Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 embarked commanders of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Submarine Forces, U.S. Submarine Group 7, and Commander, Task Force 72 aboard a P-8A Poseidon over the Western Pacific for a training flight, April 17.The P-8A is a maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft capable of conducting anti-submarine and anti-surface... MORE

240417-N-NU510-1001 ATSUGI, Japan (April 17, 2024) Capt. Zachary “Stanger” Stang, commander, Task Force 72 (front row, left to right), Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group 7, and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces Vice Adm. Goka Yoshihiro, commander, Fleet Submarine Forces, stand with their staffs and crew from Patrol Squadron (VP) 4 in front of a P-8A Poseidon, April 17. VP-4 is based in Whidbey Island, Washington, and currently on a rotational deployment operating from multiple locations in Japan. The squadron conducts maritime patrol and reconnaissance as well as theater outreach operations, supporting Commander, Task Force 72, U.S. Seventh Fleet, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives throughout the Indo-Pacific region.(U.S. Navy photo Courtesy Asset)

Trilateral Community Relations Highlight Close AUKUS Partnership
March 13, 2024 — Sailors from USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and the Royal Navy participated in community relations events as part of the first Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS)-related port visit to HMAS Stirling in Western Australia (WA) in 2024.Coinciding on the first anniversary of the AUKUS Optimal Pathway announcement for delivering a sovereign... MORE

FREMANTLE, Western Australia (March 13, 2024) – U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and Royal Navy sailors speak with students of South Metropolitan TAFE, Fremantle Campus, in Fremantle, Western Australia, March 13, 2024. The nuclear-powered, conventionally-armed submarine is in HMAS Stirling for the second visit by a fast-attack submarine to Australia since the announcement of the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) Optimal Pathway in March 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlyn E. Eads)

Sailors seize waterfront training opportunity
March 11, 2024 — Sailors from commands under Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) seized on a rare opportunity to receive advanced waterfront training for submarine navigators at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 11-14. Teams from Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic hosted the event, with subject matter experts on several... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (March 11, 2024) Sailors stationed on submarines homeported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii receive demonstrations and hands-on training of navigation equipment from members of the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in their Mobile Training Lab, March 11, 2024. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence; anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface warfare; precision land strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and early warning; and special warfare capabilities around the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amy Biller)