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USS Topeka Returns Home from WESTPAC Deployment
November 30, 2023 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Nov. 30, following a nearly seven-month deployment.Topeka departed Pearl Harbor in May 2023 for a routine deployment, during which the crew performed a full spectrum of operations, to include anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and...

USS Hawaii Holds Change of Command Ceremony Aboard Historic Battleship Missouri
November 28, 2023 — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Nov. 21.Cmdr. Daniel Jones, from Clarkston, Michigan, relieved Cmdr. Preston W. Gilmore, from Blacksburg, Virginia, as commanding officer during a ceremony which was held on the fantail of the historic...

US, ROK Conduct Exercise Silent Shark
October 22, 2023 — The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies completed the biennial combined theater anti-submarine warfare exercise Silent Shark in the vicinity of Guam, Oct. 22.The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) and Sonwonil-class diesel-electric submarine ROKS Jung Ji (SS 073), along with maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft...

Exercise Black Widow 2023 Gets Underway in Pacific
October 15, 2023 — U.S. Navy assets kicked off exercise Black Widow 2023 in the Hawaiian operating areas, Oct. 14, 2023. Black Widow is the premier tactical development exercise for U.S. undersea forces which integrates submarines, surface ships, and aircraft into a cohesive multi-domain team to track and engage simulated adversary submarines.A significant aspect of...

Exercise Black Widow 2023 Gets Underway in Pacific
October 13, 2023 — U.S. Navy assets kicked off exercise Black Widow 2023 in the Hawaiian operating areas, Oct. 14, 2023. Black Widow is the premier tactical development exercise for U.S. undersea forces which integrates submarines, surface ships, and aircraft into a cohesive multi-domain team to track and engage simulated adversary submarines.A significant aspect of...

Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron One Conducts Change of Command
September 25, 2023 — Story by Mr. Loren L. NicholsUnmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron ONEThe U.S. Navy held a change of command ceremony on Sept. 25, 2023 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport, Washington. During the ceremony, Capt. Jason Geddes relieved Capt. Jason Weed as Commander, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron (UUVRON) 1.“Will we be able to measure up...

USS Vermont Arrives at New Homeport in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
July 27, 2023 — PEARL HARBOR – The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) and its crew of approximately 130 Sailors arrived at its new homeport at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, July 27, 2023.Vermont, the first Block IV Virginia-class submarine to enter service, is a new construction submarine that is joining the six Virginia-class submarines...

USS Seawolf (SSN 21) Conducts Change of Command
May 16, 2023 — The fast-attack submarine USS Seawolf (SSN 21) conducted a change of command ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, May 16, 2023. Cmdr. Douglas Hagenbuch, from Utica, Illinois, relieved Cmdr. Jeffrey Fassbender, from St. Marys, Kansas, as commanding officer.“It has been an absolute honor to command Seawolf and serve alongside these extraordinary...

COMSUBPAC Hosts Submarine Warfare Commanders Conference
April 13, 2023 — PEARL HARBOR, HI — Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet hosted the 2023 Submarine Warfare Commanders Conference (SWCC) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, April 12-14, 2023.The purpose of SWCC, which was first held in 2018, is to strengthen a free and open Indo-Pacific region through expanded cooperation between submarine force commanders...

Visit by Deputy Prime Minister Caps Busy Port Visit for USS Asheville in Australia
March 16, 2023 — HMAS STIRLING, Australia – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Asheville (SSN 758) departed Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, March 20.While in port, the crew had a busy slate of tours and public engagement activities, highlighted by a visit from Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and...