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USS Maine Celebrates Birthday with Return to Service
May 13, 2020 — SILVERDALE, Wash. (May 13, 2020) - The gold crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) officially returned the boat to strategic service, when they recently deployed on their first patrol in more than three years.2020 marks USS Maine's 25th anniversary since commissioning and it is also the state of Maine's... MORE

SILVERDALE, Wash. (May 2, 2020) The gold crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Maine (SSBN 741) officially returned the boat to strategic service, when they recently deployed on their first patrol in more than three years. Maine's three-year break in service involved an engineered refueling overhaul, estimated to extend the life of the ship by 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andrea Perez/Released)

Pacific Fleet Submarines: Lethal, Agile, Underway
May 8, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii– The U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force currently has every one of its forward-deployed submarines conducting contingency response operations at sea in the Western Pacific, in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region amidst the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus.The Navy’s submarine force has unique access to a critical... MORE

USS Alexandria (SSN 757) prepares to depart Apra Harbor as part of regularly scheduled operations in the Indo-Pacific.

Chicago Native Named Pacific Submarine Force Sailor of the Year
April 15, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (April 15, 2020) – A Naval Submarine Support Center (NSSC) Pearl Harbor, Sailor was announced as the 2019 Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) Shore Sailor of the Year via Naval message, April 1.Master-at-Arms 1st Class Will Finley, from Chicago, Illinois, was selected for his exemplary performance and... MORE

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (April 15, 2020) – Master-at-Arms 1st Class Will Finley, from Chicago, Illinois, assigned to Naval Submarine Support Center (NSSC) Pearl Harbor, was announced as the 2019 Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) Shore Sailor of the Year via Naval message, April 1. (U.S. Navy Illustration by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray/Released)

Tender Love and Care
March 15, 2020 — In the Navy, there can be a lot of oddities: some good, some bad, and some heartwarming. On the Navy’s only two submarine tenders, a couple of officers bring a new meaning into the phrase, “Team Tender.”Lts. Will Price and Stephanie Price work together as a married couple and as undersea medical officers (UMO) aboard USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) and... MORE

USS Emory S. Land Helps Repair Ships in Sasebo
March 12, 2020 — SASEBO, Japan (March 12, 2020) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) departed Sasebo, Japan, March 7, after completing a two-week port call to assist in repairing Sasebo-based ships.Although Land is a submarine tender, the ship is fully-equipped with machinery, supplies and a repair department to handle a variety of repairs and... MORE

USS Texas Welcomes New Commanding Officer
February 28, 2020 — PEARL HARBOR -- A change of command ceremony for the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) was held on the submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 28.Cmdr. Kenneth Cooke, from Wilmington, North Carolina, relieved Cmdr. Mike Dolbec, from Manchester, New Hampshire, as Texas commanding officer.During his remarks,... MORE

Texas Returns Home from Deployment
February 24, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM - The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Texas (SSN 775) returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 24.During their 7-month deployment, Texas completed a full spectrum of operations, including theater anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, in support of the high-priority tasking in the Indo-Pacific... MORE

USS Texas (SSN 775) passes Missing Man Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as it returns from deployment. Texas performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the seven-month Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro/Released)

Greeneville Welcomes New Commanding Officer
January 8, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) held a change of command ceremony at the historic submarine piers of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 8.Cmdr. Brent Spillner relieved Cmdr. Terry Nemec and assumed the duties and responsibilities of commanding officer of... MORE

USS Emory S. Land Visits Historically Significant Atoll in Ulithi
December 7, 2019 — ULITHI, Yap (Dec. 7, 2019) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) visited the atoll of Ulithi in the Caroline Islands of the Western Pacific, Dec. 7.The Ulithi Atoll consists of 40 small islands, with only four of them being inhabited, and all of the islands surround one of the largest lagoons in the world. The atoll played a major role... MORE

ULITHI, Yap (Dec. 7, 2019) – The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) sits anchored at Ulithi Atoll, Dec. 7. Land is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support theater security cooperation efforts in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Richard A. Miller/Released)

US, ROK submarine leaders reach new milestone with 50th SWCM
October 24, 2019 — Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, visited Jeju, South Korea Oct. 22-24 for the 50th iteration of the semiannual Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Submarine Force... MORE

Rear Adm. Jimmy Pitts, Commander, Submarine Group 7, right, signs a memorandum with Rear Adm. Jung Il Shik, Commander, ROK Navy Submarine Force at the conclusion of the 50th semiannual Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM) in Jeju, South Korea. Over the past 25 years, leaders of both the U.S. and ROK submarine forces have met consistently in recognition of the importance of combined submarine training and force integration. (U.S. Navy photo by LT Gregory Pavone)