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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... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Nov. 18, 2025) - Cmdr. Bill Murphy, commanding officer of Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771), departs the change of command ceremony for Columbia at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 18, 2025. Columbia is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, special operations forces support, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Russell)

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... MORE

(Sept. 29, 2025) Cmdr. Eric Knepper, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763), left and Cmdr. Sean Heenan, executive officer of Santa Fe, pose for a photo after returning to Naval Base Point Loma following a six-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, Sept. 29, 2025. Santa Fe is assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, home to four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, which are capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rashan Jefferson)

Ring The Bell: How the ‘Keystone of Defense’ Built A Winning Culture
September 23, 2025 — Silverdale, Wash. (Sept. 23, 2025) – Embarking a ballistic-missile submarine (SSBN) is akin to... MORE

241213-N-GD259-1038 Bremerton, Wash. (Dec. 13, 2024) – Crewmembers assigned to the ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) pose for a photo while the ship is in dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Pennsylvania won the 2024 Retention Excellence Award and Best-In-Class distinction for Pacific Fleet SSBNs. Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9 exercises administrative and operational control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. SUBGRU-9’s subordinate commands include Submarine Readiness Squadron 31, Submarine Squadrons 17 and 19, eight SSBNs, two SSGNs, and four SSNs homeported in the Pacific Northwest. (U.S. Navy Photo by Wendy Hallmark)

USS Mississippi Holds Change of Command Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
September 18, 2025 — Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) conducted a change of command... MORE

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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Sep. 18, 2025) - Cmdr. Alex Rinaldi, incoming commanding officer of Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782), right, salutes Cmdr. Jeffrey Bernhardt, outgoing commanding officer of Mississippi, left, while Capt. Chris Hedrick, commander, Submarine Squadron 1, center, observes during the Mississippi’s change of command ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sep. 18, 2025. Mississippi is assigned to Submarine Squadron 1 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, special operations forces support, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Russell)