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Mental Wellness Program Helps Pearl Harbor's Silent Service
June 3, 2016 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - Years of constant training, separation from family, long deployments and work-ups or even misconceptions can lead even the best submariners down a terrifying and lonely state of mental illness in a submarine community historically known as the silent service.Two hospital corpsmen, loaned from the Makalapa... MORE

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 18, 2016) – Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael D. Vance, left, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Seth Sweger, right, behavioral health technicians, pose next to the Submarine Base Pearl Harbor crest at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)

Pearl Harbor Honors Fallen Service Members
May 31, 2016 — Veterans, active duty service members, and friends and family of the Pacific Submarine Force gathered at the USS Parche Submarine Park and Memorial on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, May 30... MORE

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 30, 2016) – Captain Craig Blakely, commander of Submarine Squadron 7 based at the historic submarine piers of Pearl Harbor, addresses Memorial Day guests at the USS Parche Submarine Park and Memorial at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The service honored past submariners and paid tribute to the 65 U.S. submarines lost since 1915, with 52 lost during World War II alone. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)

San Francisco visits Singapore during Indo-Asia-Pacific Deployment
May 31, 2016 — SINGAPORE – The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) arrived in Singapore May 30 for a visit as part of its Indo-Asia-Pacific deployment... MORE

Pacific Submarine Force Bids Aloha to USS City of Corpus Christi
May 31, 2016 — PEARL HARBOR - The Pacific Submarine Force and the Pearl Harbor waterfront said farewell to the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) in a decommissioning ceremony on Memorial Day, May 30, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Guest speaker for the ceremony, Rear Adm. (ret.) Winford "Jerry"... MORE

160530-N-LY160-530 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 30, 2016) Commander Travis M. Petzoldt, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705), is piped ashore at the conclusion of a Memorial Day decommissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. City of Corpus Christi concluded 33 years of service as the second U.S. warship to be named after Corpus Christi, Texas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)

USS Olympia Holds Change of Command
May 26, 2016 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) – Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) held a change-of-command ceremony on the submarine piers in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 25.Cmdr. Thomas H. Shugart III, commanding officer of USS Olympia, was relieved by Cmdr. Benjamin J. Selph.Guest speaker, Capt. Marc Stern, Maritime Operations... MORE

160525-N-LY160-246 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 25, 2016) Commander Benjamin J. Selph, commanding officer, Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717), salutes sideboys during a change-of-command ceremony in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)

USS Tucson Returns from Deployment
May 25, 2016 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) returned to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after the completion of her scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific, May 24.The successful completion of her Western Pacific deployment was attributed to the exceptional performance... MORE

U.S. Sailors stand topside aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Tucson (SSN 770) as the ship moors in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after the successful completion of a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment May 24, 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shaun Griffin)

Naval Submarine Support Command Leadership Changes Hands
May 19, 2016 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) – Naval Submarine Support Command (NSSC) Pearl Harbor held a change of command and retirement ceremony at the submarine piers on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 18. Commander Lawrence D. Ollice, commanding officer of NSSC, was relieved by Cmdr. Michael D. Eberlein.Guest speaker Capt. Steve G. Mack, who is currently... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 18, 2016) Commander Michael D. Eberlein, left, relieves Cmdr. Lawrence D. Ollice, right, during the Naval Submarine Support Command (NSSC) Pearl Harbor change-of-command ceremony in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. NSSC provides quality operational support for Pearl Harbor homeported submarines, their crews, families, and the staffs of Submarine Squadrons 1 and 7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)

USS Charlotte Holds Change of Command
May 18, 2016 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Command of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte was passed today, May17, as Cmdr. Andrew T. Miller, commanding officer of Charlotte, was relieved by Cmdr. Timothy J. Yanik during a time-honored ceremony at the historic submarine piers of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Guest speaker retired Adm... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (May 17, 2016) Commander Andrew T. Miller salutes sideboys during the change-of-command ceremony for the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Charlotte recently returned to Pearl Harbor following the successful completion of a six-month Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee)

"One Ship, One Crew" Drives Frank Cable's Readiness Training
May 17, 2016 — PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) -- Sailors and Military Sealift Command mariners aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) worked together to improve at-sea readiness for emergency-response situations while underway, May 13.MSC Mariners and Navy Sailors participated in drills as part of a shipwide effort to ensure the crew is prepared to respond to... MORE

POLARIS POINT, Guam (April 5, 2016) – Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Michael Richmond, left, a native of Dallas, Texas, assigned to the Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), teaches Personnel Specialist 3rd Class John Paul Delossantos, center, a native of Glendale, Arizona, how to operate a Naval Firefighter Thermal Imager while engulfed in mock smoke in the ship's carpenter shop during a fast cruise, April 5. The fast cruise trains Sailors in damage control, personnel accountability and various emergency situations preparing them for underway at-sea operations. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan T. Erickson/Released)

USS Charlotte Returns to Pearl Harbor
May 16, 2016 — PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Friends and families of the crew of USS Charlotte (SSN 766) gathered pierside to welcome back the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine as she returned from a six-month Western Pacific deployment to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, May 13."I am incredibly proud of our talented team and all they have accomplished,” said... MORE

PEARL HARBOR Hawaii (May 13, 2016) Commander Andrew T. Miller, from Hilton Head, S.C., commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766), is greeted by his children upon returning to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee/Released)