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Kentucky Crews Win Omaha Trophy
December 2, 2024 — NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BANGOR -- U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and the USSTRATCOM Consultation... MORE

Vice Adm. Richard Correll, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), center, poses for a photo with the crews of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) during the Omaha Trophy presentation ceremony, Dec. 2, 2024.

First Forward-Deployed Virginia-Class Submarine Arrives in Guam
November 26, 2024 — The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived to its new homeport of... MORE

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, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, spoke as part of a trilateral... MORE

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 — Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9 held an assumption of command ceremony at the Naval Base... MORE

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)