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First Forward-Deployed Virginia-Class Submarine Arrives in Guam
November 26, 2024
USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrives at U.S. Naval Base Guam.

Pacific Fleet Submarine Force Commander Joins Submarine Institute of Australia Conference Panel
November 8, 2024
Rear Adm. Rick Seif, commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, attends the 12th Submarine Institute of Australia Biennial Conference 2024.

SUBGRU-9 holds Assumption of Command Ceremony
November 6, 2024
NAVAL BASE KITSAP – BANGOR, Wash. (Nov. 6, 2024) Rear Adm. Thomas Wall, right, salutes Vice Adm. Robert Gaucher, commander, Naval Submarine Forces, while assuming duties and responsibilities as commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9 in a ceremony at Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor, Nov. 6, 2024. SUBGRU-9 exercises administrative 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 powered submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gwendelyn L. Ohrazda)

ROK, US Submarine Commands Hold Talks, Cinch Ties for 30th Year
September 28, 2024
ATSUGI, Japan (Sept. 27, 2024) Rear Adm. Kang Jeong-ho, commander, Republic of Korea Navy Submarine Force Command, and Rear Adm. Chris Cavanaugh, commander, Submarine Group (CSG) 7, visit a P-8A Poseidon assigned to maritime patrol (VP) squadron 10 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Sept. 27, 2024, during the Submarine Warfare Committee Meeting (SWCM). SWCM complements the many combined port visits, exercises, training, operations, and other military cooperation activities by the U.S. and ROK submarine commands. CSG-7 directs forward-deployed combat-capable forces across the full spectrum of undersea warfare throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew McPeek)