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USS Springfield Returns to Guam Following Indo-Pacific Deployment
August 31, 2025 — NAVAL BASE GUAM (August 31, 2025) — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Springfield (SSN... MORE

NAVAL BASE GUAM (August 31, 2025) Cmdr. Greg Storer, commanding officer, USS Springfield (SSN 761), left, and Lt. Cmdr. Juan Diaz, center, man the conning tower of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine, August 31, 2025. Springfield returns to Guam after completing a routine deployment in the Indo-Pacific. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15, based at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Springfield is one of five forward-deployed fast-attack submarines. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines are the backbone of the Navy’s submarine force. Regarded as apex predators of the sea, Guam’s fast-attack submarines serve at the tip of the spear, helping to reaffirm the submarine force's forward-deployed presence in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 holds Change of Command
August 29, 2025 — SAN DIEGO – Capt. Phillip Sylvia Jr. relieved Capt. Will Wiley as Commander, Submarine Squadron... MORE

U.S. Marine Corps and Navy leaders foster Indo-Pacific partnership during USS Vermont (SSN 792) tour
August 26, 2025 — The commanding officer of 3d Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR), 3d Marine Division, and the commodore of commander, Submarine Squadron 1 (CSS 1) strengthened inter-service cooperation during a familiarization tour aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) on Aug. 14, 2025, signifying growing collaboration between U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy forces in the Indo-Pacific region... MORE

Capt. Chris Hedrick, commander, Submarine Squadron 1, left, Col. Gabriel L. Diana, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment commanding officer, second from left, and staff pose for a photo on the brow before a tour of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont (SSN 792) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 14, 2025.

Submarine Squadron 7 Holds Change of Command Ceremony at Pearl Harbor
July 25, 2025 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 25, 2025) - Commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 7 held... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (July 25, 2025) - Capt. Jeff Fassbender, incoming commander, Submarine Squadron (CSS) 7, delivers remarks during the CSS 7 change of command ceremony aboard the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771), July 25, 2025. During the ceremony, Fassbender, from St. Marys, Kansas, relieved Capt. Corey Poorman, from Severna Park, Maryland, as CSS 7 commodore. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Barnes)