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CMDCM(Ret) Andy Arena - 48 years of submarine force service and counting
April 8, 2021 — Andy Arena is a born and bred child of a multigenerational military family. His father retired as a... MORE

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam Thomas
Commander, Submarine Group Seven

USS Chicago Holds Change of Command
April 7, 2021 — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721) conducted a change of command... MORE

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (April 7, 2021) -- Capt. Mike Majewski, left, commodore, Submarine Squadron 7, presents Cmdr. Chance Litton with his end of tour award during a change of command ceremony for the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Chicago (SSN 721), April 7. Cmdr. Andrew J. Kopacz relieved Litton as Chicago's commanding officer during the ceremony on the historic submarine piers at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda R. Gray/Released)

USS Mississippi Conducts Change of Command
February 26, 2021 — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) conducted a change of command... MORE

The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) conducted a change of command ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Feb. 26.

Guam Sailor Earns Officer Instructor of the Year
February 17, 2021 — Santa Rita, Guam (Feb. 17, 2021) – Lt. Alfonso Sciacchitano, assigned to Naval Submarine Training... MORE

SANTA RITA, Guam (Feb. 17, 2021) Lt. Alfonso Sciacchitano, a native of Marietta, Georgia, assigned to Naval Submarine Training Center Pacific, Detachment Guam, poses for a portrait in the Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainer at Konetzni Hall. Sciacchitano was announced as the 2020 Naval Education and Training Command Officer Instructor of the Year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kelsey J. Hockenberger)