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Submarine Group 7 Intelligence Officer Receives Leadership Award
May 22, 2015 — A naval intelligence officer attached to Commander Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU 7), was named as one of the recipients of the Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton Leadership Award as part of the 2015 Spring Intelligence Awards... MORE

Submarine and Submarine Tender Moor Together in Phuket During Western Pacific Deployment
May 18, 2015 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) arrived in Phuket, Thailand, and moored alongside the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment May 14... MORE

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PHUKET, Thailand (May 14, 2015) The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) conducts a tended mooring with the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722) alongside while anchored outside of Phuket, Thailand as part of Guardian Sea 2015, an annual exercise with the Royal Thai Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael Doan/Released)

USS Louisiana Sailors Volunteer in Sub's Namesake State
May 4, 2015 — Sailors from Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) volunteered at the Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisiana's surplus store and headquarters, May 1... MORE

Submarine Group 7 Strengthens Ties with the Indonesian Submarine Force
April 20, 2015 — Rear Adm. William R. Merz, Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU 7), met with representatives from the Indonesian submarine force in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 14 in order to strengthen a dynamic working relationship between the two navies... MORE

USS Frank Cable Completes First Underway Replenishment in 10 Years
April 3, 2015 — Military Sealift Command's USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) pulled alongside the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) April 3, allowing Frank Cable to complete an underway replenishment (UNREP)... MORE

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 3, 2014) Capt. Mark Benjamin, center right, commanding officer of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), approves the course Frank Cable will take to rendezvous with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) to conduct an underway replenishment. This is the first underway replenishment for Frank Cable in ten years and will take on 280,000 gallons of fuel from Cesar Chavez. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, conducts maintenance and support of submarines and surface vessels deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility and is on a scheduled underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jason Morris/Released)

Naval Submarine League Aloha Chapter Announces Warfighting Awards
April 3, 2015 — Recipients of the 2014 Naval Submarine League Aloha Chapter annual Warfighting Awards were announced March 26 by Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC)... MORE

USS Chicago Visits Changi during Western Pacific Deployment
March 23, 2015 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) arrived in Changi, Singapore March 22 for a visit as part of its Western Pacific deployment... MORE

USS Frank Cable, a Mobile Repair Facility for the Fleet, Wraps up Maintenance Availability in Sasebo
March 11, 2015 — The submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) finished repair support on multiple U.S. naval assets while in port Sasebo, Japan, March 11... MORE

USS Olympia Returns from Deployment
February 26, 2015 — The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) returned Feb. 25 from a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific, welcomed by family and friends gathered at the submarine piers of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam... MORE

PEARL HARBOR (Feb. 25, 2015) Sailors aboard the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Olympia (SSN 717) prepare to moor at the submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a six-month deployment.

USS Pennsylvania Wins Trident Submarine Outstanding Performance Award
February 25, 2015 — The Blue and Gold crews of USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) were named as the recipients of the 2014 Trident Submarine Outstanding Performance Award Feb. 13 in a letter signed by Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Rear Adm. Philip G. Sawyer... MORE