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USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) Holds Change of Command Ceremony
May 15, 2026 — NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. - Cmdr. Miguel Recalde relieved Cmdr. Eric Knepper as commanding officer of Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) in a change of command ceremony held aboard Santa Fe at Naval Base Point Loma, May 15.Capt. Phillip Syliva Jr., commander, Submarine Squadron 11, served as the presiding officer and...

Submarine Readiness Squadron 33 Holds Change of Command Ceremony
April 30, 2026 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Submarine Readiness Squadron (SRS) 33 held a change of command ceremony at the USS Parche Park and Submarine Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 30, 2026. Cmdr. Matt Wolf, commanding officer of SRS 33, relinquished command of the readiness squadron to Cmdr. Caleb Wines.Rear Adm. Chris...

Pacific Submarine Force hosts 2026 Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference
April 21, 2026 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (April 21, 2026) - Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC) hosted the 2026 Undersea Warfare Commanders’ Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 8-10, 2026.Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, SUBPAC commander, welcomed allied and partner nation submarine force counterparts and representatives...

USS Greeneville (SSN 772) Holds Change of Command Ceremony
February 17, 2026 — NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif. – Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) conducted a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Base Point Loma, Feb. 17, 2026. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Spencer Ovren relieved Cmdr. Chad Tella as Greeneville’s commanding officer.U.S. Navy Capt. (ret.) Jeremy Pelstring served as the guest...

USS Greeneville Returns Home Following Deployment
January 30, 2026 — NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Greeneville (SSN 772) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, following a regularly scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of U.S. national security objectives, January 30, 2026.During the deployment, Greeneville steamed over 49,000 nautical miles...

USS Illinois (SSN 786) Holds Change of Command Ceremony
January 16, 2026 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 16, 2026) - Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) conducted a change of command ceremony at the USS Parche Park and Submarine Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 16. Cmdr. Jeffrey Vandenengel relieved Cmdr. Johannes Smith as commanding officer of Illinois.Smith took...

USS Hawaii (SSN 776) Returns Home from Deployment
December 8, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Dec.8, 2025) - Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a scheduled deployment, Dec. 8, 2025. During the deployment, Hawaii and its crew performed a wide range of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.“Every day, this crew...

USS Missouri Holds Change of Command Ceremony
November 19, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Nov. 19, 2025) - Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 19. Cmdr. Michael Humara, from Torrance, California, relieved Cmdr. Gieorag Andrews, from Gardnerville, Nevada, as commanding officer of the Missouri...

USS Columbia Holds Change of Command Ceremony
November 18, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Nov. 18, 2025) – Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 18. Cmdr. Bill Murphy, from Bethel, Maine, relieved Cmdr. Brad Foster, from Memphis, Tennessee, as Columbia’s commanding officer, during the ceremony...

USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) Returns Home from Deployment
September 29, 2025 — NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA – Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) returned to its homeport of Naval Base Point Loma following a six-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific command area of responsibility, Sept. 29, 2025.“The ‘Iron Saint’ deployed with the best young Americans our nation has to offer,” said Cmdr. Eric Knepper,...